Mary Jane is in jail, because drug dealers used her to transport their drugs, without her knowledge or consent. She is a victim of human trafficking, trafficking drugs that her predators illegally put in her possession and is on death row.
"Update 5:
Despite the outcry, President Widodo has refused to stop the execution. Please contact the President of your country and your government representatives and ask for their help for Mary Jane Veloso as well as the 8 others who are facing execution.
Update 4:
Mary Jane Veloso has been informed that her execution will take place Tuesday, April 28th. There may be a chance for clemency still. Please help me get as many signatures as possible so that I can deliver this petition to President Widodo. Thank you for your support for Mary
March 22, 2016: The Philippine Government is still prosecuting Maria Kristina Sergio and others for their roles in human trafficking. Mary Jane Veloso continues to languish in an Indonesian prison under the sentence of death. We would like to continue to press President Widodo to commute the death sentence and release Mary Jane so that she can return home to her sons and parents.
May 6, 2015: Maria Kristina Sergio and her boyfriend have both been arrested for human trafficking and other charges with respect to Mary Jane Veloso.
http://migranteinternational.org/2015/05/06/sergio-etals-arrest-will-boost-calls-to-freemaryjane/
We are now hoping that the prosecution will be successful in proving its case and that this will cause the Indonesian government to extend clemency to Mary Jane Veloso. Mary Jane Veloso continues to languish in prison in Indonesia.
April 28, 2015: Good News! Good News! Mary Jane Veloso was not executed with the other eight prisoners because the Indonesian government decided to delay her execution so that she can be a witness in the prosecution of the woman who recruited her. This does not mean she may not face a firing squad sometime in the future, though, so we need to keep up the pressure on both the Indonesian and Philippine governments. You can contact the President of Indonesia using his email and twitter accounts:
Email: ppid@setkab.go.id
Twitter: @jokowi_do2
Thank you so much for your support of Mary Jane Veloso! I will deliver all of the signatures to President Widodo for the second time so that everyone's signature will count.
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Here is Mary Jane's story:
Mary Jane Veloso is a young Filipina mother of two who was promised a job in Malaysia by a family friend. They flew together to Malaysia but upon arriving, the friend said the job had been taken but there was another job in Indonesia. The friend bought Mary Jane new luggage and clothes. When Mary Jane arrived in Indonesia, her borrowed luggage was found to contain heroin. She was arrested and has been in prison for five years. She has been sentenced to death by firing squad.
Mary Jane would not knowingly do anything to put herself at risk with two young sons to support. When she left the Philippines, her sons were aged seven and three months. They are in the care of her parents who live in extreme poverty and were hoping for income from Mary Jane's job.
We respectfully request that President Widodo grant clemency to Mary Jane and spare her life.
Here are the facts of the case:
http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/indonesia/88468-fast-facts-mary-jane-fiesta-veloso
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March 22, 2016: The Philippine Government is still prosecuting Maria Kristina Sergio and others for their roles in human trafficking. Mary Jane Veloso continues to languish in an Indonesian prison under the sentence of death. We would like to continue to press President Widodo to commute the death sentence and release Mary Jane so that she can return home to her sons and parents."
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Save a Young Mother on Death Row in Indonesia
