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Soal Mary Jane, Presiden Jokowi: Presiden Filipina Duterte Izinkan Dieksekusi

Oleh: Humas ; Diposkan pada: 12 Sep 2016 ; 34021 Views Kategori: Berita

Presiden Jokowi menjawab pertanyaan wartawan usai melaksanakan Salat Idul Adha di Masjid Agung At Tsauroh, Serang, Banten (12/9). (Foto: Humas/Jay)

Presiden Jokowi menjawab pertanyaan wartawan usai melaksanakan Salat Idul Adha di Masjid Agung At Tsauroh, Serang, Banten (12/9). (Foto: Humas/Jay)

Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) mengakui jika dirinya telah berdiskusi dengan Presiden Filipina Rodrigo Duterte terkait nasib terpidana mati asal negeri tersebut di Indonesia, yaitu Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso. Namun Presiden enggan mengemukakan hasil diskusi tersebut.

“Saya sampaikan tentang Mary Jane dan saya bercerita bahwa Mary Jane itu membawa 2,6 kilogram heroin,” kata Presiden Jokowi kepada wartawan usai melaksanakan solat Idul Adha di Masjid Agung At Tsauroh, Serang, Banten, Senin (12/9) pagi.

Dalam pertemuan dengan Presiden Duterte di Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, pekan lalu itu, Presiden Jokowi mengaku dirinya telah bercerita mengenai penundaan eksekusi terhadap Mary Jane, bulan Mei lalu. Namun Presiden Duterte justru mempersilahkan Pemerinah Indonesia untuk mengeksekusinya.

“Presiden Duterte saat itu menyampaikan silakan kalau mau dieksekusi,” tegas Presiden.

Adapun mengenai proses hukumnya yang sedang dilakukan di Filipina, Presiden Jokowi mengatakan nanti Jaksa Agung yang akan mengikuti proses itu.

Mary Jane ditangkap di Bandar Udara Adisutjipto, Yogyakarta, pada April 2010 karena kedapatan membawa 2,6 kg heroin. Selanjutnya pada Oktober 2010 ia divonis mati oleh Majelis Hakim Pengadilan Negeri Sleman, Yogyakarta. (RAH/ES)

I did.

And this is what I got. It’s a very rough translation, but you get the gist:

Problem Mary Jane, President Jokowi: Philippine President Duterte Allow Executed

By: Public Relations; Posted on: 12 Sep, 2016; 34021 Views Category: News

President Jokowi answering reporters’ questions after conducting Eid al-Adha prayers at the Great Mosque At Tsauroh, Serang, Banten (12/9). (Photo: PR / Jay)

President Jokowi answering reporters’ questions after conducting Eid al-Adha prayers at the Great Mosque At Tsauroh, Serang, Banten (12/9). (Photo: PR / Jay)

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) admitted that she had discussions with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte regarding the fate of the country of origin on death row in Indonesia, namely Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso. But President reluctant to express the results of these discussions.

“I have to say about Mary Jane and I told him that Mary Jane was carrying 2.6 kilograms of heroin,” the president said Jokowi told reporters after conducting Eid prayers at the Great Mosque At Tsauroh, Serang, Banten, on Monday (12/9) morning.

In a meeting with President Duterte at the State Palace, Jakarta, last week, President Jokowi admitted he had been told about the delay in the execution of Mary Jane, last May. But President Duterte even invited GOI Indonesia to execute.

“President Duterte then convey please if you want to be executed,” said the President.

As to the legal process that is being conducted in the Philippines, President Jokowi said later that the Attorney General will follow that process.

Mary Jane was arrested at Adisutjipto Airport, Yogyakarta, in April 2010 because it was caught carrying 2.6 kg of heroin. Furthermore, in October 2010 he was sentenced to death by the Panel of Judges of the District Court of Sleman, Yogyakarta. (RAH / ES)

This is where the press release from the Indonesian government came from.

Soal Mary Jane, Presiden Jokowi: Presiden Filipina Duterte Izinkan Dieksekusi

This is what I used to translate.

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  2. Loud and clear, as so many minds have indeed cleared and now seeing the truth minus drugs thanks to you sir of davao export, pomelo cleanser. gut feel is cleansed thoroughly thus clinically healthy enough to absorb much needed nutrient. watching manobato’s revelation confirms he’s not de lima’s driver. the real driver is the need for truth, much wanting, after the el nino drought.

    • sec of damage control is already damaged goods, and keeps on damaging. he’s like digong, mabunganga, and talks for the sake of talking just to be seen na may contribution din siya. cayetano looks so wooden he must be branching.

  4. DOES YOUR PRESIDENT HAVE SOUL?

    The recent witness in the Senate nquiry on extrajudcial killing
    was quite a revelation.Not so much whether it is true but the fact that it was made at all
    under the present circumstance is really something to ponder on.

    When President Widodo announced that Du30 met him in effect not to plead for
    Mary Veloso;s life but to follow their laws tells much about how Du30
    regards human life.

    The state of the Philippines as defined and made real by Du30 somehow
    made me remember Stevie Wonder’s song a line of which goes as follows:

    Does your President have soul?

  5. This link will take you to an excellent encapsulation of the problems we face with Duterte at the helm. It also gives and excellent picture of how the west views the Philippines under Duterte. The Economist from which this piece originates is a very well respected publication which does not listen to hearsay and analyses facts only. Woe are we. From now on the only way is down.

    http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21707167-new-president-not-just-crass-and-brutal-also-alarmingly-volatile-rodrigo-duterte-may

    • A good summary of the situation. I wonder how Andanar — of the Asean Summit gala dinner seating arrangement fame — will comment, if asked.

      • I wonder how Turncoat Cayetano would respond if asked? I think the Duterte Curse Ship will eventually sink. As all rats do Cayetano will quickly desert the ship. His next move will be interesting.

    • The west think duterte is a talking disaster.
      They do not like his character, attitude, do not trust him, and consider that he is an economic ignoramus.
      They also consider that he is naive and ungrateful, with a narrow worldview. An isolationist.

      Excerpt from Barrons – US equivalent of the economist – 10 sept 2016.

      “I am noticing a pattern in Manila this week, a place I’ve visited regularly since 1995. When I ask
      government officials, businesspeople, investors or average citizens how they feel about the increasing body count (more than 2,400 so far), they stop and look around to see who’s
      within earshot before speaking. Gone, I fear, are the days when many Filipinos believed they
      could speak out about what Michael Toledo of Philex Mining Corporation, calls “the elephant
      in the room” – or speak truth to power.
      This chilling effect on public discourse could be a harbinger of trouble to come. Duterte’s unhinged, Donald Trump-like tirade has investors thinking twice about the Philippine growth story.
      And what a great story it was on June 29, the day before he was sworn in. In his six years in
      office, Aquino increased tax receipts, cut red tape, increased transparency and won the
      former “Sick Man of Asia” its first investment-grade ratings. After just over two months, one wonders if Duterte is building a reputation as the “Frightening Man of Asia.”
      He’s lambasted the Pope, threatened to leave the United Nations and pledged to combat
      China’s territorial land grabs on a jet ski. Now, he’s imperiled a vital alliance with Washington.
      Duterte’s exploits smack more of the bad old authoritarian ways that led the Philippines astray – stifling business and investment – than capable leadership. He’s done himself no favors, frankly, by proposing to give the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos a hero’s burial. Such a bizarre and counterproductive use of political capital raises troubling questions about this government’s priorities in moving forward rather than back to the strongman chaos of the
      1970s and 1980s”

    • But do this government even care whats being said/written outside the Philippines. Do they even bother to read article like this ?

  6. SUMMARY: Allegations of confessed ‘DDS’ member in Senate hearing
    By: Yuji Vincent Gonzales
    @YGonzalesINQ
    INQUIRER net
    01:39 PM September 15th, 2016

    A witness who claimed to be a member of the Davao Death Squad, the notorious vigilante group allegedly behind the killings in the President’s hometown, appeared before the Senate on Thursday and made explosive accusations against President Rodrigo Duterte on alleged orders to kill more than 1,000 individuals when he was still mayor.

    READ: ‘DDS’ member bares alleged Duterte-ordered killings

    Here’s a summary of the allegations of 57-year-old Edgar Matobato, who said he was hired by Duterte as one of the “Lambado Boys” in 1988, which eventually evolved into the infamous DDS:

    -Matobato said he was a “ghost employee” at the Davao City Hall for 24 years as part of the Civil Security Unit, whose job was only to kill criminals.

    -Matobato said Duterte ordered to ambush Sen. Leila de Lima.

    -Matobato said Duterte ordered to kill Muslims suspected in the 1993 bombing of the Davao cathedral. Matobato said he himself threw a grenade in a mosque, abducted Muslim suspects, and killed and buried them in the Laud quarry.

    -Matobato said he and five others kidnapped suspected terrorist Sali Makdum in Samal in 2002 by hanging him and chopping his body.

    -Matobato said Duterte’s son and Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo ordered to kill a man who overtook the latter’s vehicle in a traffic altercation

    -The witness, who said he had worked with Davao police for 34 years, claimed that part of the cops’ modus was to plant guns on the crime scene. “Ang pulis laging may reserba na baril para ‘pag may mapatay, lalagyan (The police always had a reserved gun so that when a person is killed, the gun can be planted),” he said.

    -In 2013, Matobato said Duterte ordered the killing of a fixer at the Land Transportation Office, whose body, he said, was dumped in San Rafael village in 2013

    -Matobato said they abducted three women from their house in 2013 and dumped their bodies on a road in San Rafael village.

    -On the orders of five mayors including Duterte, Matobato said they killed a member of a religious group named Jun Barsabal, who he said was killed because “he was squatting on lands.” Barsabal’s body, he said, was buried at Ma-A quarry.

    -Matobato said Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte ordered the killing of billionaire hotelier Richard King in 2014 over a certain “Ochoa,” a woman they were both pursuing. He said rebel returnees Joel Tapales and Loloy Gabas were given P500,000 for King’s assassination.

    -Matobato said they killed more than a thousand individuals from 1988 to 2013.

    -Matobato said Duterte ordered the killing of radio broadcaster Jun Pala, a vocal critic of the longtime mayor.

    -The alleged DDS member said Duterte also ordered the killing of a dance instructor, supposed boyfriend of Duterte’s sister Jocelyn, who was abducted in Jacinto street. Matobato said he and six others handcuffed the instructor and killed him at the Ma-A quarry.

    -Matobato said he worked with National Bureau of Investigation director Dante Gierran for 15 years and tagged him in an operation in 2007, the target of which, he said, was fed to a crocodile.

    -Matobato said a certain NBI agent named Jamisola was killed by Duterte some time in 2007. He said an altercation figured between a certain Col. Pabo and Jamisola, whose vehicle was blocking the way. Matobato said Duterte arrived at the scene and killed the agent himself.

    -The witness said rebel returnees were responsible for the killing of those involved in gang wars by shooting them at close range.

    -Matobato said a property in Gaisano was the extension of the Ma-A quarry, where a certain “Commander Toothpick” buried the bodies of victims. He added that they also dumped bodies at the Island Garden City of Samal.

    -Matobato said he left the government’s Witness Protection Program after Duterte won the presidency.

    -The witness claimed that Paolo Duterte, whom he said they had been escorting since the vice mayor was a child, had long been using drugs. JE

    Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/815550/summary-allegations-of-confessed-dds-member-in-senate-hearing

    • So base sa report ng inquirer na ito at kung totoo ito, masasabi nating mamamatay tao talaga itong si Duterte. At pati anak niya. Ah kaya ba ganyan ang pagiisip niya parang tuliro, paiba-iba ng sinasabi, tapos ipagtatanggol ng mga alipores niya. Siguro binabalikan siya ng konsensya niya kaya ganyan ang mga ikinikilos niya. For me shocking ang news na ito. Kung totoo ang report, marami palang pinapatay si Duterte. Masasabi rin ba natin na siya ang mastermind dito sa mga patayan na nagaganap na drug-related daw? Paala-ala sa mga critics ni Duterte, mag-iingat kayo.

      • POTP R Duterte is a self-confessed killer/murderer. Check some of RR’s articles and comments during the election for some of DU30’s campaign quotes.

        Like father, like son

        “Paolo Duterte has ordered for people to get killed. They are like sadists,” said Matobato, drawing a deep breath as he spoke.

        “He has ordered so many killings. Ganyan yon parang sabog (He is like that, like he’s high). He goes to our office and orders us to kill people,” he added.

        “Parang manok ang tao sa Davao City. Pinapatay nang walang dahilan (People are treated like chickens in Davao City. They are killed for no reason),” Matobato said.

        http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/815761/the-other-side-of-vice-mayor-paolo-duterte

        Inggat? … ang bansang pinas! O huli nah?

        Duterte son is a big time illegal drugs coddler (chineses), smuggler of rice and oil, according to the witness.

        • Hi Mel, kinikilabutan ako habang binabasa ko comments mo. Tingin ko nga para siyang sabog kung magsalita. Sana someone up there will intervene soon bago maging under martial law na naman bansa natin. Nape-feel ko kasi na maraming takot ngayon mag-criticize kay Duterte. Dati kung bugbugin si Aquino ng mga media people at mga kalaban niya, ngayon tamimi sila. Ibig ba sabihin nito ay okey lang sa kanila ang ginagawang pagpatay ng Duterte Adm. o baka naman takot sila na maging biktima rin sila.

        • Heh he heh

          Tao lang si Digong. May taning din iyan. Kaso, marami ang madadamay sa krusada niya … ang bansa nating lahat. Lalo na ang mga maralita, ang pinaka mang mang sa lipunan, hindi lang ang mga mahihirap, ganuon din ang mga marurunong at may kakayahan.

          Sa mga kinauukulan, takot sila. IMO, isama mo na si Sereno, at ilang mga senadores at congressmen.

          Mistaken Identity, run-in, collateral or ‘fall from grace’
          Climatization (conditioning) is what many are fearing, ‘feeling’ already.

          Ang tanong, bakit pinahintulutan ng Maykapal na manungkulang bilang pangulo si DU30?

          What is overlooked insofar as graft & corruption, illegal drugs trade and abuse – it has been there since time immemorial. DU30, IMO, has used it to ‘capitalize’ for his political platform to win using his radical rhetorics. It struck a ‘connection’, a chord with a lot of Filipinos because, IMO, – despondency. 16M + were deceived and smitten by his radical gospel.

          Kung talagang matalino at mahusay? How can one manage the scourge, deal squarely and control it? While man is detached from God, it is impossible to completely and totally eradicate them.

          Halimbawa, when you are sick, you go to a doctor. Do you expect a healing? A medical doctor is there to provide his solution, prescription & advice on how to MANAGE your illness & PROVIDE treatment based on his educated opinion. IMO, they are not healers per se, rather practitioners in the field of ailments, for medical treatments and health management (school thought).

          That’s just my 2 cents.

          Maranatha!

        • god has a bad sense of humor, sometimes. made digong president and in a way, expose who digong is, what he is really like, truly like. pinagbigyan ang 16 millions, heard and grant their prayer. and if those 16millions had made mistake, they sure can correct their mistakes. they have a choice.

          and now that the 16 millions know what digong is really like, truly like, what are they going to do about it? 5millions will probly be like cayetano at mangangahoy rin. the others like vice ganda and robin padilla who are so enamored of digong have yet to make their conscientious voices heard, pro or against, that is the question.

          in the meantime, fans of both vice ganda and robin padilla had better do some thinking, punish both celebs by refusing to give them the ratings. made them accountable for what they had helped create, a monster president. for a start, fans can stop seeing the shows of both vice ganda and robin padilla. they are so rich enough already, no need to make them richer still.

          pastor boy sarcon and iglesia ni kristo and their multitudes of followers who supported digong, they are quiet. thinking perhaps to include digong’s expletives in their church services?

    • The allegations of matobato will remain allegations/hearsay unless supported by prima facie evidence that would establish probable cause/substance for possible impeachment of PDu30.

      Sen. Leila is now obligated to gather witnesses/evidence to corroborate her lonesome ace card Matobato’s bombshell

      In contrast, the forthcoming house probe on De Lima’s bilibid drug connections is reported to be corroborated by an array of Justice officials, NBI agents, inmates, jail guards, incarcerated drug lords, etc.

      We are indeed lucky to be entertained by the action-drama-sex true-to-life spectacles similar to the movie “Gladiators”

  8. At the rate Digong keeps on committing bloopers, he might as well create a “bureau of correction” or a new cabinet post such as “Department of Damage Control”

    Now that De Lima’s senate inquiry has unexpectedly exploded a bombshell from an unknown witness who testified under oath of the involvement of his son Paolo to the Davao death squad, among many, expect Digong to blow his tops into high heavens and fast-tract court actions against De Lima for adultery, drug trafficking, etc and possibly a re-showing of her XX-rated sex scandals

    This uneven battle, for sure, is not going De Lima’s way

      • He’s definitely Leila’s star witness but without corroborating evidence/witnesses, it won’t hold water in court.

    • My advice to you Kalahari…be updated and resourceful. The x-rated De Lima’s sex scandal showed by your president is FAKE….the same as CHANGE SCAMMING.

      • The originals are with Sandra Cam and other lucky few and may be shown when necessary during the house probe.

  9. DUTERTE’S DRUG WAR IS A JOKE
    INTENDED ONLY FOR THE POOR AND THE WEAK

    Duterte missed a rare opportunity to show his humane side, if he has one, or to soften his rough edges that have resulted in many controversies and embarrassment for the country.

    It is not unusual for heads of state to give special accommodation to a newly elected President, specially a first timer like Duterte, as an initiation of gesture of friendship and diplomacy among them heads of state.

    I think that had Duterte lobbied Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo for the setting aside of the death penalty meted on Mary Jane Veloso, or for granting her a reduction of sentence if not outright presidential pardon, there could be a strong chance that Veloso could avoid getting executed.

    But Duterte showed his liking for killings and thirst for blood for his failure, if not refusal, to lobby to save the life of Mary Jane. His inaction carries the message that it does not matter if a person no longer posed a threat to society – as long he got involved in drugs, wittingly or unwittingly, he must be killed.

    But the irony in Duterte’s “drug war” is that only the poor, the weak, and the politically unconnected get killed. Ever wondered what happened to the three powerful drug lords incarcerated at NBP? What about the influential Peter Lim? And how about the five well-placed PNP generals accused of being major drug dealers? Whatever happened to the rich, the powerful, and the politically connected?

    Yes, in Duterte’s drug war only the poor and the weak get killed – and yet they even haven’t been found guilty of drug involvement in a court of law. In a sense, Mary Jane is lucky because she has had her day in court – thousands of Filipinos did not.

    • You nailed it. Oh BTW, the are now going to posh villages – TO DELIVER FLYERS. What a big difference sa barangay kulafo.

  10. off topic lang po
    Alleged ‘illicit affair’ now part of ethics case vs De Lima
    —————————————————————————

    Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/815318/alleged-illicit-affair-now-part-of-ethics-case-vs-de-lima#ixzz4KHUVcNaA

    hala .. if they took that against D5 … also look at themselves din and other govt officials from barangay staff up .. then wala na matitira sa govt. I personally known one official who have 5 or more relationship and His father too ganyan din. but this person is wise he didn’t have any elected position but he runs the function of the barangay .. yon chairwoman kasi is one of his many wives :)

    • Really? Bat Hindi nila akusahan si Duterte? A self confessed womanizer din siya at di rin kasal sa ngayon. For some stupid reason, double standard sila. Besides, this alleged affair happened a long time ago, which should be outside the mandate of the senate. Sotto had an affair so did FVR, YES? What a bunch of #%^*+. Remember Enrile, 20+ women! Did they do anything? Oh yeah, how about Erap? And the list goes on.

      Slightly off topic but still relayed to DeLima and “Administration” of Justice. What do you think of this. Me thinks gigil na gigil na si Duterte kay DeLima.

      DUTERTE ORDERED US TO BOMB MOSQUE, KILL MUSLIMS–DDS MEMBER

      Read more:
      http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/815455/duterte-ordered-us-to-bomb-mosque-dds-member#

      Why is this guy singing now. Did he feel he is up for liquidation? His best before date has come and gone?