The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) canceled a planned visit of Mary Jane Veloso’s parents to her detention facility in Yogyakarta on Sunday as preparations continue for her expected return to the Philippines this week.
Celia and Cesar Veloso were scheduled to meet their daughter from December 16 to 18, but this will no longer push through, according to the couple, based on the advice of DFA Office of the Undersecretary for Migration Affairs.
“According to the DFA, Mary Jane is scheduled to travel to Jakarta today to begin the process of her transfer to the Philippines as ordered by the Indonesian Ministry for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections,” Mr. and Mrs. Veloso were quoted as saying in an ABS-CBN News report.
The Velosos respected the DFA’s decision and are still happy to know that their daughter will finally go home. No official date has been set for the expected return of Mary Jane, but the Philippine and Indonesian governments earlier stated it could be done before Christmas.
Veloso was detained in Indonesia for 14 years on drug trafficking charges. The DFA is yet to release an official statement on this development.
