This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-31705745

The article has changed 10 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Bali Nine duo to be moved to execution site Bali Nine duo begin journey to execution site
(about 11 hours later)
Two Australian drug-smugglers facing the death penalty in Indonesia will be transferred on Wednesday to the island where they will be executed, authorities in Bali have confirmed. The two Australian ring-leaders of the "Bali Nine" drug gang are being transferred from Bali to another Indonesian island to be executed.
The execution by firing squad of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, is expected soon after the transfer. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are expected to face a firing squad in the coming days. Australia has campaigned against the shootings going ahead.
Australia's foreign minister said she would continue to press the Indonesian government for a stay of execution. Australian PM Tony Abbott on Wednesday said he was "revolted" by the prospect.
Indonesia has some of the toughest drug laws in the world. The pair were convicted in 2005 after being caught attempting to smuggle heroin from Bali to Australia.
"It [the transfer] is planned for tomorrow [Wednesday] afternoon. Everything is ready. We will use two planes for the convicts and security personnel," the head of the Bali High Court, Momock Bambang Samiarso, told journalists. Indonesia has some of the toughest drug laws in the world. New president Joko Widodo has campaigned on a zero-tolerance policy to dealers.
Chan and Sukumaran will be transferred from Kerobokan jail in Bali to maximum security prison facilities on Nusakambangan Island, off Java, where the execution will take place. 'Terrible crime'
They will be accompanied by two other prisoners from the Bali jail, the Associated Press reported. Chan and Sukumaran left Kerobokan jail in Bali and are being transferred to Nusakambangan Island where the executions are due to take place.
The pair - a 45-year-old Nigerian man and a 30-year-old woman from Spain - are also facing execution. Chan's brother Michael and Sukumaran's mother Raji, who have visited the pair regularly, were seen talking with prison guards after the convoy left.
The four will be simultaneously executed along with six others from Nigeria, Brazil, France, Ghana and Indonesia, AP said. Australian media said they were refused a request to see the pair.
Australia has mounted a sustained diplomatic campaign to try and stop the shootings going ahead. Speaking to ABC News on Wednesday, Mr Abbott said millions of Australians were feeling "sick in their stomachs at the thought of what's likely to happen to these two men".
"I will continue to contact counterpart ministers to press for a stay of execution," Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop was quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald. He acknowledged that they had "committed a terrible crime", but added: "We abhor the death penalty, which we think is beneath a country such as Indonesia."
Chan and Sukumaran were convicted of trying to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia in 2005, but relatives and supporters have argued that they have been rehabilitated while in jail. Chan and Sukumaran are being accompanied by two other members of the Bali Nine - a 45-year-old Nigerian man and a 30-year-old woman from Spain - who also face execution.
Lawyers for the two men said they were still attempting to mount a legal challenge but Mr Prasetyo said on Monday that any legal appeals were no longer valid following the earlier rejection of clemency by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
Who are the Bali Nine?Who are the Bali Nine?
Who are Chan and Sukumaran?Who are Chan and Sukumaran?
Chan and Sukumaran were convicted of trying to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia in 2005, but relatives and supporters have argued that they have been rehabilitated while in jail.
Lawyers for the two men said they were still attempting to mount a legal challenge but Mr Prasetyo said on Monday that any legal appeals were no longer valid following the earlier rejection of clemency by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
Earlier in the month, all of Australia's living former prime ministers made a united plea for Indonesia to spare the lives of Chan and Sukumaran.Earlier in the month, all of Australia's living former prime ministers made a united plea for Indonesia to spare the lives of Chan and Sukumaran.
Indonesia ended a four-year moratorium on executions in 2013.Indonesia ended a four-year moratorium on executions in 2013.