MANILA: Supporters of death row prisoner Mary Jane Veloso gathered in Manila to express their anguish over her impending execution in Indonesia, following reports that the Philippines’ tough-talking President Rodrigo Duterte had given the ‘go-ahead’ to Indonesia to carry out the penalty.
Following a bilateral working visit between the two countries late last week, Indonesian President Joko Widodo stated publicly that Duterte had not objected to the impending execution of the 31-year-old Filipino accused of smuggling 2.6kg of heroine into Indonesia.