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| Bali Nine Australian duo moved to execution site | |
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| The two Australian ring-leaders of the "Bali Nine" drug gang are being transferred from Bali to another Indonesian island to be executed. | The two Australian ring-leaders of the "Bali Nine" drug gang are being transferred from Bali to another Indonesian island to be executed. |
| Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are expected to face a firing squad in the coming days. Australia has campaigned against the shootings going ahead. | Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are expected to face a firing squad in the coming days. Australia has campaigned against the shootings going ahead. |
| Australian PM Tony Abbott on Wednesday said he was "revolted" by the prospect. | Australian PM Tony Abbott on Wednesday said he was "revolted" by the prospect. |
| The pair were convicted in 2005 after being caught attempting to smuggle heroin from Bali to Australia. | The pair were convicted in 2005 after being caught attempting to smuggle heroin from Bali to Australia. |
| Indonesia has some of the toughest drug laws in the world. New president Joko Widodo has campaigned on a zero-tolerance policy to dealers. | Indonesia has some of the toughest drug laws in the world. New president Joko Widodo has campaigned on a zero-tolerance policy to dealers. |
| 'Terrible crime' | 'Terrible crime' |
| Chan and Sukumaran left Kerobokan jail in Bali and are being transferred to Nusakambangan Island where the executions are due to take place. | Chan and Sukumaran left Kerobokan jail in Bali and are being transferred to Nusakambangan Island where the executions are due to take place. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Australian media said they were refused a request to see the pair. | Australian media said they were refused a request to see the pair. |
| 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". | 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". |
| 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." | 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 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |