What Will Happen Now on Mary Jane Veloso’s Case in Indonesia?

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo of Indonesia announced a few days ago to the public that the President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has given him a Green Light or Go Signal to impose their law to all drug related incident, especially Mary Jane Veloso.


The alleged “Green Light or Go Signal” happen after the two President had a meeting, where the Indonesian President said in an interview that he was given a go signal by Pres. Duterte to execute convict Mary Jane Veloso by means of a firing squad.


The interview quickly spread like a wild fire in the Philippines, left and right rumors accusing President Duterte’s decision on the faith of convict Mary Jane Veloso for drug trafficking. But President Duterte quickly denied the alleged “Go Signal” to President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo.

According to Philippine Foreign Affairs secretary Perfecto R. Yasay Jr. the President did not give any go signal to execute Veloso. Yasay clarified that President Duterte told the Indonesian President that he will accept whatever the Indonesian authorities' final decision regarding Mary Jane Veloso's case.

Or maybe the two President misunderstood each other particularly regarding the case of Mary Jane Veloso?

Apparently Mary Jane Veloso could not believe the news that broke out when she first hear the news?

Veloso was arrested at Adisucipto Airport in Yogyakarta on April 2010. She was accused of drug trafficking and later on convict on the crime. She was sentenced to death last year by a firing squad along with some foreign nationalities.

But due to Aquino’s administration and President Aquino’s personal plea to the President of Indonesia, Veloso was exempted or saved from the near execution.

For now the status of Mary Jane Veloso is uncertain, will Duterte’s Administration help her and eventually freed on the alleged crime the she committed or proven innocent of the crime that others committed?

Let’s find out in these coming days?