CNN and the CNN logo are registered marks of Cable News Network, Inc., displayed with permission. "Even if their case is distinct from Mary Jane's, we believe that Sergio and Lacanilao's conviction stands as a testament to Mary Jane's story— that she was not a drug courier but an unwitting victim of the same illegal recruiters," NUPL said in a statement. Security forces search Myanmar protest district room by room, 117,000 Pfizer vaccines to arrive in PH in April — Dizon, Top performing mayors in Metro Manila, says survey, Govt mulls 24/7 Covid-19 vaccination drive, No need for stricter lockdown yet amid Covid surge — Palace, DILG orders crackdown on protocol violators, PopCom: Protect Filipino women vs bias, violence. NICOLE-ANNE C. LAGRIMAS,GMA News A Nueva Ecija court has convicted the alleged traffickers of Filipina death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso of large-scale illegal recruitment in a separate case involving three other women. In a decision dated January 14 and released Thursday, the court said Cristina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao presented “weak defenses” for the case— and were thus sentenced to life imprisonment for the illegal recruitment charges. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Veloso was sentenced to execution by firing squad after she was convicted of drug trafficking for being caught with 2.6 kilograms of heroin in her luggage at Yogyakarta airport in 2010. Upon arrival in Indonesia, customs authorities found 2l6 kilograms of heroin, worth $500,000, hidden inside the lining of her luggage. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. The Court of Appeals has dismissed with finality the appeal of convicted drug mule Mary Jane Veloso to testify in the criminal cases against her recruiters from her detention cell in Indonesia. By continuing to use this website without disabling cookies in your web browser, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. In effect, this means that the Nueva Ecija trial court hearing the qualified human trafficking, illegal recruitment and estafa against her illegal recruiters Cristina Sergio and Julius Lacalinao can now schedule the dates for the taking of Mary Jane’s testimony, the NUPL said. Veloso was  convicted by an Indonesian court in 2010 for drug trafficking. Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo also lauded the development, but said the decision won't likely have a bearing on Veloso's complaint. ... Had the DOJ provided assistance by investigating the recruiters of Veloso as soon as news of her arrest was known, they could have … SAVE MARY JANE VELOSO/APRIL 16, 2015 Mary Jane Veloso in a jail facility in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All rights reserved. Veloso and Sergio lived in the same neighborhood in Talavera, Nueva Ecija. Boluntaryong sumuko at humingi ng proteksyon sa pulisya si Ma. Sergio and Lacanilao are sentenced to life imprisonment — and are ordered to pay ₱2 million | @anjocalimario pic.twitter.com/pVGT7OPUi8. Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:08 AM February 05, 2020 Buried under the avalanche of troubling reports last week on the confirmed presence of the novel coronavirus in the Philippines was the uplifting news that the heartless recruiters of Mary Jane Veloso had been sentenced to … Judge Anarica J. Castillo-Reyes of the Sto. Records showed that prior to her arrest, Veloso worked as a domestic helper for 10 months in Dubai. She's being charged with the crime there (Indonesia)— nothing to do with the conviction of traffickers here," Panelo said in a media briefing. ABS-CBN News/file MANILA -- (3rd UPDATE) Two people who booked Mary Jane Veloso a job in Indonesia, where she is on death row on drug charges, were found guilty of large-scale illegal recruitment involving 3 other Filipina victims on Thursday. In 2010,  a townmate offered Veloso a job as domestic helper in Malaysia but when she arrived there, the job was no longer available. The Supreme Court previously allowed the detained OFW to testify against her recruiters. The decision, handed down by … The complaint — filed by Lorna Valino, Ana Marie Gonzales, and Jenalyn Paraiso — is separate from the one filed by Veloso, who is on death row in Indonesia over drug charges. © 2015 Nine Media Corp. CNN name, logo and all associated elements ™ and © 2015 Cable News Network. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 30) — Two job recruiters who sent Mary Jane Veloso to Indonesia were found guilty of large-scale illegal recruitment in … It was then that her townmate told her that they both proceed instead to Indonesia. Veloso's alleged trafficker Maria Kristina Sergio, along with Sergio's live-in partner Julius Lacanilao and an African national tentatively identified as "Ike", will face charges of … “[T]he basic issues raised therein having been duly considered and passed upon by the Court in the aforesaid decision and no substantial argument having been adduced to warrant its reconsideration,” it said. Copyright © The Manila Times – All Rights Reserved. STO. You have successfully joined our subscriber list. DILG: No change in requirements for travelers, ‘Not ready, not supportive’: StaySafe app developer says DOH team behind delay in donation, 'Unreasonable' transport rules caused higher inflation in sector – lawmaker. DOMINGO, Nueva Ecija -- The National Union of People's Lawyers (NUPL) lauded on Thursday the decision of the court imposing life sentence against the couple who allegedly sent to Indonesia Mary Jane Veloso in connection with the large … DOMINGO, NUEVA ECIJA—It’s life imprisonment for the recruiters of convicted drug trafficker Mary Jane Veloso. READ: Mary Jane Veloso: Job search ends in death row. The lawyers of Veloso said the resolution of the Supreme Court Third Division removed the final legal stumbling block for the taking of their client’s deposition that will be heard by the Nueva Ecija trial court presiding over the “qualified human trafficking, illegal recruitment and estafa [cases]” against Sergio and Lacalinao. MANILA – Two people who booked Mary Jane Veloso a job in Indonesia, where she is on death row on drug charges, were found guilty of large-scale illegal recruitment involving three other Filipina victims on Thursday. A LOCAL court has convicted the recruiters of Mary Jane Veloso, who has been on death row in Indonesia since October 2010 after being found guilty for drug trafficking, on a separate illegal recruitment case involving three other victims. Maria Kristina Sergio, also known as Mary … In a five-page resolution, the Court said the MR presented no substantial argument to warrant its reconsideration. LOUISVILLE — Mary Jane Veloso, on death row in Indonesia for more than nine years, is finally celebrating at least a partial legal victory. Maria Kristina Sergio, the alleged recruiter of Mary Jane Veloso. In a March 4 resolution received by Veloso’s lawyer only on Aug.14, 2020, the Supreme Court Special Third Division denied with finality the motion for reconsideration (MR) filed by the Public Attorneys Office (PAO), which is representing Veloso’s recruiters, Maria Kristina Sergio, also known as Mary Christine Gulles Pasadilla, and Julius Lacanilao, her live-in partner. STO. DOMINGO, Nueva Ecija – Even as the Veloso family observed that the Mary Jane’s case against her recruiters is being delayed, her recruiters’ defense lawyers turned to the “outrageously ridiculous:” they refused to accept that she was actually arrested, detained, and convicted, and still sits on death row in Indonesia. FILIPINA Mary Jane Veloso, on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking, was spared from execution at the 11th hour on Wednesday after a woman who supposedly recruited her and duped her into carrying 2.6kg of heroin through Yogyakarta’s airport turned herself over to police. The Filipina said she was tricked by her recruiters into smuggling illegal drugs into Indonesia. MANILA – The family of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino drug convict on death row in Indonesia, asked the Philippine Supreme Court on Monday to allow her to testify against her recruiters through deposition. Get the latest news from your inbox for free. FACTS: Mary Jane Veloso, Maria Cristina P. Sergio (Cristina), and Julius L. Lacanilao (Julius) were friends and neighbors in Talavera, Nueva Ecija.Taking advantage of her dire situation and susceptibility, Cristina and Julius offered Mary Jane a job as a domestic helper in Malaysia. The two were also ordered to pay a fine of ₱2 million. Lawyers for OFW Mary Jane Veloso, who narrowly avoided execution in 2015 in Indonesia for drug trafficking charges, were dismayed when the people she tagged as her illegal recruiters got a Philippine Court of Appeals injunction stopping her from giving testimony in her defense to the Indonesian authorities. A court in Nueva Ecija sentenced Veloso’s neighbors, Cristina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao, to life imprisonment and a fine […] In 2010, a townmate offered Veloso a job as domestic helper in Malaysia but when she arrived there, the job was no longer available. Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images Mariing itinanggi ng sinasabing recruiter ni Mary Jane Veloso na siya ang dahilan kung bakit nasa death row ngayon si Mary Jane sa Indonesia. Dear friends around the world, With the Philippine Department of Justice reporting an admission by Mary Jane’s alleged illegal recruiters that they are part of an international drug syndicate, justice for Mary Jane may be close at hand. MANILA, Philippines – A Nueva Ecija court has found guilty of large-scale illegal recruitment the recruiters who sent death row convict Mary Jane Veloso to Indonesia, National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) President Edre Olalia said Thursday. “The Court has oft pronounced that both denial and alibi are inherently weak defenses which cannot prevail over the positive and credible testimony of the prosecution witness that the accused committed the crime,” the ruling penned by Presiding Judge Anarica Castillo-Reyes read. The National Union of People's Lawyers (NUPL) meanwhile welcomed the verdict, saying the decision may have an impact on Veloso's case herself. Mary Jane Veloso could have been freed earlier after her 2010 arrest had she been given assistance by the Philippine government. Veloso had said she was only a victim of drug trafficking. Prior to the flight to Indonesia, Veloso’s recruiter bought her new clothes and luggage and gave her $500. Mary Jane Veloso: Job search ends in death row. Advocates are asking that Veloso be allowed to testify against the people who trafficked her, but the final deadline for depositions is Thursday, Sept. 26. Two local recruiters confessed their role in bringing her to Malaysia; they are currently on trial in the Philippines. Read: SC allows Mary Jane Veloso to testify against recruiters . MANILA (UPDATE) —The Supreme Court (SC) has allowed Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia, to testify through deposition in the human trafficking case against her alleged recruiters in Nueva Ecija, in a development that could affect her status on death row. Pinal na ang desisyon ng korte para makapagbigay ng kanyang testimonya si Mary Jane Veloso laban sa mga recruiter nito na nagsadlak sa kanya sa pagdadala ng iligal na droga sa Indonesia. Christina Sergio, ang tinuturong recruiter ni Mary Jane Veloso, dahil umano sa banta sa kanyang buhay. MANILA — Recruiters of Filipina on death row Mary Jane Veloso have been convicted of large-scale and syndicated illegal recruitment and sentenced to life imprisonment. "There is no connection. Veloso’s parents Cesar and Celia, in a 37-page petition, sought to lift the permanent injunction – issued by the Court of […] It was then that her townmate told her that they both proceed instead to Indonesia. The latter was convicted of drug smuggling and sentenced to death in Indonesia. Two alleged recruiters of 30-year-old Mary Jane Veloso, who is set to be executed in Indonesia on Tuesday, have surrendered to authorities. Prior to the flight to Indonesia, Veloso’s recruiter bought her new clothes and luggage and gave her $500. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 30) — Two job recruiters who sent Mary Jane Veloso to Indonesia were found guilty of large-scale illegal recruitment in a case involving three other Filipina victims. Mary-Jane Veloso pictured in Wirogunan prison, Yogyakarta, this week, taking part in a celebration of women’s rights during Kartini day. The two Filipinos who recruited her, Cristina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao, were recently convicted of large-scale illegal recruitment. STO. READ: Court convicts Mary Jane Veloso's recruiters in separate case Veloso was arrested at the Yogyakarta airport in 2010 when she was caught carrying 2.6 … Who is the woman behind Filipina Mary Jane Veloso’s last-minute reprieve from execution? Veloso was arrested at the Yogyakarta airport in 2010 when authorities found 2.6 kilograms of heroin in her luggage. In a decision, Judge Anarica Castillo-Reyes of the Nueva Ecija Regional Trial Court Branch 37 declared Veloso’s recruiters Ma. CNN Philippines Correspondent Anjo Alimario contributed to this report. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador said while the conviction of death row convict Mary Jane Veloso’s recruiters was a welcome development, it will not help her case as she violated Indonesian laws. THE Supreme Court (SC) affirmed with finality its decision allowing convicted drug courier Mary Jane Veloso, currently on death row in Indonesia, to testify via deposition on the human trafficking case filed against her recruiters here in the Philippines. She was given a reprieve from execution by firing squad in 2015, following an appeal from the previous administration. She was scheduled to be executed by firing squad  in April 2015 but was given a last-minute reprieve by Indonesian President Joko Widodo in deference to the request of President Rodrigo Duterte. Veloso's case remains pending before the Nueva Ecija court.
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