The sudden withdrawal of one of the complainants in the case against the recruiter of Mary Jane Veloso will not weaken the fight to save the Filipina from possible execution in Indonesia, her lawyer said on Saturday.

“We remain confident and vigilant that more than ever, there are even greater and increasing legal, political and moral grounds to implore anew for permanent and full clemency for hapless human trafficking victim Mary Jane,” Edre Olalia, Veloso’s legal counsel, said.

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