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2015 Files: Re-posted from Apr. 27, 2015 Widodo to Pnoy on #SaveMaryJane : will consult atty-gen & let’s talk again in a bit

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     At 1pm: GMA 7 News reporter Salima Refran quoted Malacañang spokesperson Sonny Coloma’s text on the result of the Aquino-Widodo huddle three hours ago: The Indonesian president in response to President Aquino’s plea to spare the life of Mary Jane Veloso on humanitarian consideration said that he would consult with their attorney general, then promised that he and Aquino would speak again later in the day.

       ANC (ABS-CBN cable news) reported that Aquino said Widodo was sympathetic to the plight of Mary Jane Veloso. At least, this was the sense that he got.

    The good news is that President Aquino was not outrightly rebuffed, and that they would talk again.

     The President as PNoy, or Noy, or Noynoy, can be persuasive and charming in one-on-one engagements (the PNoy that Josh and Bimby are fond of hugging) but when he feels kinukuyog

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2015 Files: Re-posted from Apr. 26, 2015 #SaveMaryJane #SaveMaryJaneVeloso : A Plea for Reprieve or Stay of Execution pending appeal

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#SaveMaryJane #SaveMaryJaneVeloso : A Plea for Reprieve or Stay of Execution pending Appeal

      Precedents, and the law and procedure in Indonesia allows a reprieve or a stay of execution thru an order of temporary reprieve issued directly by the Indonesian president.

        Philippine President Aquino in his departure statement  for the ASEAN Summit aired a few minutes ago said that he would speak with the Indonesian President about the situation of Mary Jane Veloso. Both heads of state are attending the ASEAN Summit, scheduled to start today.  

        President Joko Widodo, based on his interviews, seems to be sensitive to what he calls “foreign interference” over Indonesia’s “sovereign right to exercise our laws”. What we are asking for however  is within the framework of Indonesian law and procedure, that is, a temporary reprieve or stay of execution pending appeal.  i…

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