Indonesian authorities have facilitated the return of a Filipina woman to the Philippines after she narrowly escaped execution by firing squad in 2015. The woman, who spent nearly 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking, was granted a last-minute reprieve. This turn of events will allow her to provide testimony exposing how a criminal syndicate deceived her into becoming an unwitting drug courier.
The woman, now being referred to as Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, was transferred to a female prison in Jakarta before being flown back to the Philippines. This repatriation was made possible through a recent agreement signed between Indonesia and the Philippines for the transfer of prisoners.
