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Once Sentenced to Death, Mary Jane Veloso Receives Pardon in the Philippines

Mary Jane Veloso was convicted of drug smuggling and nearly killed by a firing squad in Indonesia. On Friday, more than a decade later, she was pardoned in the Philippines.

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Mary Jane Veloso, center, being escorted by prison officials at the Correctional Institution for Women in Manila in 2024.
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