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Execution of Mary Jane Veloso, Going Ahead?

Indonesia's President says his new Philippines counterpart has told him to "go ahead" with the execution of convicted drug mule Mary Jane Veloso.

Mary Jane Veloso

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The 32-year-old Filipino, who was due to face an Indonesian firing squad is still on death row in Indonesia after a temporary reprieve.

The stay of execution was the result of a request by the then Philippines president, Benigno Aquino.

Veloso was spared after someone suspected of recruiting her and tricking her into carrying drugs into Indonesia turned themselves in to authorities in the Philippines.

She was sentenced to death by the Sleman District Court in October 2010 for attempting to smuggle heroin into Indonesia from Malaysia.

Ms. Veloso has maintained she was tricked into carrying the luggage containing drugs.

New Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte met with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo in Jakarta, where the pair spoke about Ms Veloso's case.

Speaking at a mosque in the Indonesian province of Banten days after the meeting, Mr Widodo said: "I told him that she carried 2.6 kilograms of heroin and I told him about the delay for her execution".


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