(CNN Philippines) — Mary Jane Veloso told a group of Filipino lawyers in Indonesia on Saturday (April 25) that she has already received a letter setting the date of her execution — April 28.
Veloso said she received the letter early Saturday evening and the 72-hour period will therefore fall on Tuesday.
According to Atty. Cris Yambot of the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL), Veloso received the notice a few minutes past 6 p.m.
Atty. Minnie Lopez added that executions in Indonesia were usually carried out at midnight.
Meanwhile, Migrante International chairman Gary Martinez said an emergency press conference will be held later in the evening at the Migrante office in Cubao, Quezon City.
For his part, Foreign Affairs spokesperson Charles Jose noted that the Philippine embassy in Kuala Lumpur has not yet received the 72-hour notice.
Veloso was arrested at the Yogyakarta Airport in March 2010 for carrying 2.6 kilograms of heroin in her luggage. In October of the same year, she was given the death sentence.
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CNN Philippines’ Brian Poe contributed to this report.
