A Filipino woman who was on death row in Indonesia — and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015 — was moved late Sunday to a female prison in Indonesia’s capital, from where she will be flown back to her home country.
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Veloso, who will turn 40 next month, was arrested in 2010 at an airport in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, where officials discovered about 2.6 kilograms of heroin hidden in her luggage. The single mother of two sons was convicted and sentenced to death.Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup. But when exactly?
Wearing a black T-shirt and dark pants, she made only a brief comment to reporters, saying, “I’m so happy... Thank you so much and Merry Christmas!” from behind the vehicle’s window. Yogyakarta female prison’s chief warden, Evi Loliancy, said Veloso was involved in various prison activities arranged by correctional officers, including organizing fashion shows featuring designs by inmates and learning how to dance.
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