MANILA: After more than 16 years in prison and nearly being killed by a firing squad in Indonesia on drug trafficking charges, Mary Jane Veloso was freed on Friday following an absolute pardon from Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Veloso, a former domestic worker from Nueva Ecija province, was arrested in 2010 at an airport in Yogyakarta for allegedly smuggling 2.6 kg of heroin from Malaysia into Indonesia. Throughout the case, she maintained her innocence and said that she was tricked

Source: Arab News