Pinoys abroad hold ‘Global Day of Action’ for Mary Jane Veloso

Filipino supporters of Mary Jane Veloso in different countries on Thursday held a "Global Day of Action" to urge the Court of Appeals (CA) to allow her to give her deposition against her alleged recruiters in the Philippines.

Protests and solidarity actions were held simultaneously in Hong Kong, Italy, Canada, Japan, Australia, Canada, US, and London to send the message to the CA, according to pro-OFW group Migrante Philippines.

The CA has overturned an earlier ruling by a Nueva Ecija Regional Trial Court allowing Veloso, 33, to testify against Maria Cristina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao on the grounds that she must be in the Philippines to give her deposition.

Veloso said it was Sergio who duped her into bringing illegal drugs to Indonesia in 2010. Her execution was put on hold in 2015 by the Indonesian government to allow her to participate in the trial of her alleged recruiters. —Rie Takumi/KBK, GMA News

Photos courtesy of #SaveMaryJane Alliance and Migrante Philippines