KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesian President Joko Widodo is “sympathetic” about the plight of a Filipina facing death for drug trafficking and has promised to look into her case, a spokesman for Philippine President Benigno Aquino said after he made a personal appeal.
While the comments yesterday seemed to indicate a faint prospect of reprieve for Mary Jane Veloso, the Indonesian leader is seen as extremely unlikely to change course on the executions, which he has insisted for months are essential to halting a national drugs crisis.