Misses Schedule, Death Penalty Mary Jane Still In Pondok Bambu Women's Prison At 18.30 WIB

JAKARTA - The death row convict in a drug smuggling case, Mary Jane Veloso has not been brought from the Class IIA Women's Prison Pondok Bambu, Jakarta.

From VOI's observation on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at around 18.30 WIB, Mary Jane has not been seen coming out of the main door of Pondok Bambu Class IIA Women's Prison, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta.

Even though it was scheduled that Mary Jane would depart from the Pondok Bambu Women's Prison at 18.00 WIB.

However, until 18.20 WIB, the death row convict of drug smuggling Mary Jane had not been seen departing from the woman's prison.

There was no information whatsoever from the Jakarta Class IIA Women's Prison, Pondok Bambu regarding the transfer of Mary Jane this afternoon.

As is known, Mary Jane was arrested in April 2010 at Yogyakarta Adisutjipto Airport after being found carrying 2.6 kilograms of heroin.

In October 2010, the Sleman District Court sentenced him to death for his actions.

Previously, the death row convict for drug smuggling, Mary Jane Veloso, had been transferred from the Yogyakarta Class IIB Women's Prison to the Class IIA Women's Prison Pondok Bambu, Jakarta.

This transfer was carried out as part of preparations for his return to the Philippines which is scheduled to take place before Christmas 2024.

"The pick-up activities of inmate Mary Jane Veloso are running safely and conducively," said Deputy Coordinator of Immigration and Corrections, Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections, I Nyoman Gede Surya Mataram, on Monday 16 December.

Mary Jane was dispatched from Yogyakarta to Jakarta on Sunday 15 December. The pick-up process starts at 22.30 WIB at the Yogyakarta Women's Prison, by checking the administration and handing over documents.

The Satopspatnal Team of the Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjen PAS) took Mary Jane and her luggage in an official vehicle that departed at 23.00 WIB.

This trip was also accompanied by an escort car from the Gunung Kidul Prosecutor's Office.

The transfer of Mary Jane to Jakarta is a follow-up to the practical agreement signed between Coordinating Minister for Kumham Imipas Yusril Ihza Mahendra and Deputy Minister of Justice of the Philippines, Raul T. Vasquez, on December 6, 2024.

"God willing, repatriation will be carried out before Christmas, on December 25," said Yusril.

Yusril also said that the Philippine Government had approved all conditions submitted by Indonesia regarding the transfer of Mary Jane.

The plan is that Mary Jane will be sent home on December 20, 2024 to testify in the case of human trafficking in the Philippines involving Maria Kristina Sergio, one of the main suspects.

The Mary Jane Veloso case has become an international spotlight because it involves human trafficking issues and cross-border drug trafficking.

The Philippine government has asked Mary Jane's repatriation to ensure her testimony can strengthen the legal process against human trafficking networks.