PH vows to honor conditions in Mary Jane Veloso's transfer to PH facility

The Philippine government vowed Thursday to honor the conditions that will be set for the transfer of Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipino who has been in Indonesian jail for 14 years following a drug conviction, to the country.

The Philippines and Indonesia are still discussing the conditions of the transfer.

''On the transfer of Mary Jane Veloso from the Indonesian government to the Philippines, we are bound to honor the conditions that would be set for the transfer, particularly the service of sentence by Mary Jane in the Philippines, save the death which is prohibited under our laws,'' the Department of Justice and the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a joint statement.

''The conditions for the transfer of Ms. Mary Jane Veloso are still being discussed with Indonesia,'' the agencies added. 

On Wednesday, President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. announced that the Philippine government has reached an agreement with Indonesian authorities to bring Veloso back to the country. 

This was later confirmed by Jakarta. 

Veloso was arrested at an airport in Yogyakarta in Indonesia in April 2010 for carrying 2.6 kilograms of heroin. She was sentenced to death by an Indonesian district court in October of that year.

Veloso had since maintained innocence over the drug charges. 

Marcos earlier expressed openness to the granting of clemency to Veloso, noting that ''everything is on the table.''—AOL, GMA Integrated News