Indonesian-Filipino prisoner deal shows unexpected turn in regional diplomacy
Indonesia agrees to transfer Filipino prisoner after nearly 10-year talks. The deal marks a shift in regional cooperation under new Indonesian leadership
In a recent diplomatic move Indonesia and Philippines reached an agreement about Mary Jane Veloso a drug-offender who got death-row sentence. The deal was signed on friday (which took almost 10-yrs to negotiate) letting her return home by dec-end
The prisoner transfer deal comes as part of indonesias new foreign-policy direction — Prabowo Subiantoʼs administration aims to build stronger ties with near-by countries. Back in 2015 Veloso nearly faced firing-squad execution; however the sentence wasnt carried out
The agreement was announced during joint press-meet where Raul Vasquez (philippines justice dept under-secretary) and Yusril Ihza Mahendra (indonesian minister for law human-rights immigration and correctional) discussed the details: both countries see this as step towards better regional cooperation. The transfer process includes strict legal protocols — its implementation will start right after formal document exchange
