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Indonesia | 14 years on death row: Timeline of Mary Jane Veloso’s ordeal and fight for justice

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MANILA, Philippines — The case of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking, has spanned over a decade and remains one of the most high-profile legal battles involving an overseas Filipino worker. Veloso was arrested on April 25, 2010, at Adisucipto International Airport in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, after she was found in possession of more than 2.6 kilograms of heroin. She was sentenced to death in October – just six months after her arrest. Indonesia’s Supreme Court upheld the penalty in May 2011.

Bali bombers' executions set for November

JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Three men convicted of carrying out two nightclub bombings that killed 202 people on the resort island of Bali six years ago will be executed by firing squad next month, Indonesian authorities said.

"The Bali bombers' legal avenue has been exhausted," said Jasman Pandjaitan, a spokesman for Indonesia's attorney general.

"All material and formal preparation for execution has been fulfilled, and the attorney general's office has decided to carry out the execution at the beginning of November 2008," Pandjaitan said.

A spokesman for the defense team said lawyers questioned the attorney general's announcement.

"The attorney general's statement about the finality of the legal process is unclear and has no legal base," the defense team spokesman said.

Defense lawyers will seek a judicial review of the case, he said.

The men showed neither fear nor remorse in a recent interview with CNN. They asked to be beheaded, saying it was the Islamic way of execution, but authorities plan to execute them by firing squad.

The deadly blasts ripped through two popular nightclubs in Bali's Kuta in October 2002.

Most of the dead were young Australians. More than 300 people were wounded. Dozens of victims were burned beyond recognition or blown to pieces by the massive blasts.

Source: CNN.com

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