Mary Jane Still In Gunungkidul, Kemenkum DIY Ready To Follow Central Directions

Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of DIY Agung Rektono Seto. BETWEEN/Luqman Hakim

YOGYAKARTA - The Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kanwil Kemenkumham) of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) stated that it is ready to follow directions from the central government regarding new policies related to the detention of the convict of the drug case from the Philippines Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso.

Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of DIY Agung Rektono Seto said that until now Mary is still in the Yogyakarta Class II B Women's Prison, Wonosari, Gunungkidul.

"Of course, if we are both in the region and later in prison, we will follow the policies that will be determined by the center," said Agung as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, November 20.

Agung also emphasized that Mary Jane is still a prisoner entrusted by the prosecutor's office.

He admitted that he did not receive any direction from the central government regarding the change in the legal status of the convicted person in the narcotics case.

"There is no further information regarding changes in legal status or the plan to release Mary Jane. We will continue to coordinate with the central authorities," he said.

Although Mary is in Yogyakarta Women's Prison, according to her, her legal status is entirely under the authority of the prosecutor's office.

"We were only entrusted to prisons," he said.

According to Agung, while waiting for the certainty of his sentence at the Yogyakarta Class II B Women's Prison, Mary is in good health.

"Direct Jane is in very good condition. Her rights as an inmate are fulfilled. In fact, she is also taught various skills such as dancing and batik by prison officers," said Agung.

Previously, Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., through his official Instagram account @bongbongmarcos, said that Mary Jane Veloso would return to the Philippines following negotiations between his side and Indonesia over the years.

"Following diplomatic efforts and consultations with the Indonesian government for more than a decade, we managed to postpone the execution of his death until an agreement was reached to bring him back to the Philippines," said President Marcos.

Meanwhile, the Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra emphasized that Mary Jane was not released, but transferred to her home country, the Philippines, through a policy of transferring prisoners (transfer of PRISONers).

Coordinating Minister Yusril also confirmed the statement by Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. through his official Instagram account @bongbongmarcos did not contain the word "free".

According to Yusril, Marcos' statement uploaded on Wednesday only mentions Mary Jane Veloso's return to the Philippines.

In April 2010, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso was arrested at Yogyakarta's Adi Sutjipto International Airport for being caught red-handed carrying 2.6 kilograms of heroin.

Furthermore, in October 2010, Mary Jane was sentenced to death by the panel of judges at the Sleman District Court, Yogyakarta.

President Joko Widodo also rejected the clemency request submitted by Mary Jane in 2014.

While undergoing execution with eight drug convicts in Nusakambangan, Cilacap, Central Java, April 29, 2015, Mary Jane failed to be executed and returned to Yogyakarta Prison following a request from the Philippine authorities regarding Maria Kristina Mary Jane's confession. suspected of being a victim of human trafficking.