Death Row Convict Mary Jane Transferred to Philippines This Wednesday

Deputy Coordinator of Immigration and Corrections, Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections, I Nyoman Gede Surya Mataram Monday (16/12/2024). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections of the Republic of Indonesia said that the death row convict for drug smuggling, Mary Jane Veloso, will be transferred to her home country, the Philippines, in the early hours of Wednesday, December 18.

"At around 00.15 a.m. Western Indonesian Time (WIB), the person concerned will be transferred to a prison in the Philippines," said Deputy Coordinator for Immigration and Corrections, Coordinating Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections, I Nyoman Gede Surya Mataram during a press conference in Jakarta, Monday, December 16, as quoted by Antara.

Mary Jane left for the Philippines via Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten. The Philippine Embassy has provided all travel documents and tickets for Mary Jane's return.

According to Surya, Mary Jane will be taken to the airport on Tuesday, December 17 at around 22.00 p.m. WIB. The death row convict who was later found to be a victim of human smuggling will later be picked up by representatives of the Philippine Embassy.

Mary Jane is currently being held at the Class IIA Pondok Bambu Women's Penitentiary, Jakarta. She was transferred from the Class IIB Yogyakarta Women's Penitentiary by land on Sunday, December 15 evening.

Surya explained that Mary Jane arrived at the Pondok Bambu Women's Penitentiary on Monday morning at 07.30 a.m. WIB. Upon arrival at the prison, Mary Jane underwent a health check, and administrative verification, and signed the handover report, then was placed in the provided residential room.

Before being transferred to the Philippines, he explained that Mary Jane was required to participate in an environmental introduction program (mapenaling) at the Pondok Bambu Women's Prison. This is part of the initial orientation procedure in the prison environment.

The Philippine and Indonesian governments have agreed to transfer Mary Jane through the signing of a practical agreement. The Philippine government has agreed to all the conditions proposed by Indonesia for Mary Jane's transfer to her hometown.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Law and Human Rights, Imipas, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, and the Philippine Deputy Minister of Justice Raul T. Vasquez signed a practical agreement regarding Mary Jane's transfer in Jakarta, on Friday, December 6.

Mary Jane Veloso is a death row convict in a 2.6-kilogram heroin smuggling case who was arrested at Adisutjipto Airport in Yogyakarta in April 2010. Mary Jane was sentenced to death by the Sleman Court in October 2010.