00:00Expectations have it Indonesia would put certain conditions on Mary Jane Veloso's repatriation to the country
00:07and perhaps even on a prospective executive clemency or full pardon coming her way, or so we thought.
00:14Our Luisa Erispe on Mary Jane Veloso's impending return before Christmas Day
00:19and Indonesia granting carte blanche to the Philippine government on how to deal with Veloso after she's back home.
00:28After 14 years behind bars and fear of being included on the death row in Indonesia,
00:35convicted overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso will be going back to the Philippines.
00:40According to the Department of Justice, the Indonesian government issued a pronouncement of Veloso
00:46to be transferred to and under the custody of the Philippines before Christmas Day.
00:50The Indonesian government has indicated or expressed their intention to deport or sorry to transfer her custody
00:57from Indonesia to the Philippines before Christmas.
01:00Sana pong matupad yun, magandang Christmas gift ko sa atin yun.
01:04Because we have just saved a Filipino life from death row.
01:07Exactly the opposite of what the Philippines expected,
01:10the Indonesian government did not ask for any condition to bring Veloso home.
01:15The DOJ confirmed they will not interfere if the Philippines decide to grant executive clemency or even unconditional pardon for Veloso.
01:23No conditions imposed. So binibigay lang si Mary Jane Veloso sa atin
01:29and it is up to us to decide on whether or not there should be other steps taken.
01:35Yung usapin po ng executive clemency or pardon which as we all know is the discretion,
01:40sole discretion of the president of the Philippines.
01:43Yung pag-commute ng sentence niya which is another form of pardon or executive clemency
01:49which facility Mary Jane Veloso will be detained in.
01:53Yun po yung mga detalye na binibigay na po sa Pilipinas.
01:57As of now, the authorities are still deciding on what facility to put Veloso in once she's back to the Philippines.
02:04But they assure her and her family of her security
02:07given her being a key witness in resolving her illegal recruitment case way back in 2010.
02:14The DOJ also said the Bureau of Corrections and the National Bureau of Investigation are ready for Veloso's return before Christmas.
02:22Luisa Erispe from The National TV for a new and better Philippines.
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