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INAMIN kahapon ng Department of Foreign affairs (DFA) na narating na ng bansa ang “dead end” sa pagsagip sa buhay ni Mary Jane Veloso.
“It seems [that all hope is gone for Mary Jane Veloso]. Both approaches, the legal and diplomatic, [seem] like [to have been closed]. In the legal aspect, our second appeal has been rejected and in the diplomatic [field], there’s a word already with the Attorney General. We are deeply saddened with this development,” sabi ni Foreign Affairs spokesperson Charles Jose.
Sinabi ni Jose na ginawa na ng gobyerno ang lahat ng makakaya upang mailigtas ang buhay ni Veloso.
“She was given due process and her rights were upheld. She was given every chance to defend herself. On the part of the Philippine government, we also did everything that we possibly could [on Mary Jane Veloso’s case],” dagdag pa ni Jose.
Kasabay nito, sinabi ni Jose na hindi dapat makaapekto ang kaso ni Veloso relasyon sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Indonesia.
“Indonesia and the Philippines are bilaterally close. Both being members of Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations.) We have many areas of cooperation with Indonesia. We do not expect Philippines-Indonesia bilateral relations to be affected by this particular case,” ayon kay Jose.
Ibinasura ng Sleman District Court ang ikalawang apela ng gobyerno para sa second judicial review sa kaso ni Veloso noong Lunes. (Myca Fernandez)