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Mary Jane Veloso, Filipina nearly executed in Indonesia, arrives home

Mary Jane Veloso, second from right, is reunited with her two sons and her father, left, after she arrived at the Correctional Institution for Women in Manila on December 18, 2024 [Ted Aljibe / AFP]

A Filipina who spent nearly 15 years on death row in Indonesia and was almost executed by firing squad has returned home, where she now awaits a potential pardon in a women’s prison.

Mary Jane Veloso, 39, landed at Manila airport early on Wednesday following a repatriation deal between the two countries that eliminated the threat of her execution, as the Philippines has long abolished the death penalty.

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