Duterte may be meeting Veloso(Manila Bulletin) Mary Jane Veloso(Manila Bulletin)President Duterte will attempt to secure a meeting with drug convict Mary Jane Veloso during his visit to Indonesia next week, Malacañang said on Thursday. “Given the opportunity, I think he will,” Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella told Palace reporters when asked about the President’s possible meeting with Veloso. Duterte earlier said he intends to look into drug cases involving Filipino workers in Indonesia, including the case of of Veloso who is currently on death row. Veloso, a Filipino worker, was convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia and has been sentenced to death. In April 2015, Indonesian President Joko Widodo gave a last-minute reprieve to Veloso just hours before she was set to be executed.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 01, 2016 14:13 UTC