Politics● LowSep 25 · Sep 25, 2026, 10:17 AM
Once Sentenced to Death, Mary Jane Veloso Receives Pardon in the Philippines
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NYT World · East Asia
Mary Jane Veloso was convicted of drug smuggling and nearly killed by a firing squad in Indonesia. On Friday, more than a decade later, she was pardoned in the Philippines.
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