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Bali Nine Chan and Sukumaran transferred for execution

A Wolf armoured vehicle carrying Bali nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran
Sukumaran leaves Kerobokan prison to begin the transfer to Nusakambangan
prison island where they are to be executed. Photo: Kate Geraghty (SMH)
Australia's Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are on their way to the prison island where they are scheduled to be executed.

Two fortified police vehicles left the prison at 5.18am local time. The second vehicle, known as a Wolf, is believed to be carrying Chan and Sukumaran.

They were taken directly to Bali's airport where military aircraft will fly the pair to Cilacap, the departure point for Nusakambangan - the central Java island Indonesia has reserved for the executions.

More than 100 police, a water cannon and armoured military vehicle were stationed outside Kerobokan jail in Bali as authorities prepared for the transfer.

Chan's older brother Michael was turned away from the prison and left with Chan's Indonesian girlfriend, who was in tears.

Speaking in Canberra before the pair were moved out of the prison, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said while he and all Australians were 'revolted' by the imminent executions, he still hadn't given up hope they could be spared.

'Even at the eleventh hour I hope there might be a change of heart in Indonesia and these executions might be stopped,' he said.

'I just want everyone to know the Australian government will never rest in our determination to let Indonesia know that we oppose the death penalty, we oppose drug crime.'

Earlier, Kerobokan prison governor Sudjonggo said he had supper with Chan and Sukumaran.

He said Sukumaran, who has become an accomplished artist during his nine years in jail, would take pencils and a drawing book to Nusakambangan.

Chan, who has been ordained as a Christian minister, would take only clothes.

Both men would take bibles, Sudjonggo told reporters.

The Australians have become the prison's model inmates, introducing various forms of rehabilitation for other inmates.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she felt devastated as the pair prepared to leave their Bali jail for execution.

'These two men have been in jail for over 10 years, they have paid for their crime and are still paying for their crime, that is as it should be,' Ms Bishop told the Macquarie Radio Network.


Source: SkyNews, March 4, 2015


Bali nine prisoners transferred from Kerobokan to execution island under heavy military guard

Riot police gather outside Kerobokan prison in Bali ahead of the transfer of
Bali nine duo Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan. Photo: Amilia Rosa
The Bali nine prisoners Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been transferred from Kerobokan prison under heavy military guard as they begin their journey to Nusakambangan island, the place where they are to be executed by firing squad.

The prisoners were driven through the gates of Kerobokan in a Wolf armoured personnel carrier in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

They were followed by police in a Barracuda armoured vehicle.

Andrew Chan's brother Michael Chan arrived at the prison just after 5am local time. He tried to convince officials to let him inside to see his brother but they rebuffed his efforts. He was accompanied by Andrew's Indonesian girlfriend, Phoebe, who left in tears after they tried to negotiate their way inside.

Streets have been blocked off and two buses of crowd-control police carrying riot shields and batons have been deployed along with a contingent of military. A water cannon was stationed outside the prison in case of trouble.

The Australians are now being taken to Denpasar airport, from where they will be transported in Hercules and CN295 military planes, one for the prisoners and their guards, one for security personnel.

Chan and Sukumaran will be able to take only personal belongings with them to Nusakambangan.

Once at the penal island, the pair will be moved into specially prepared isolation cells and await news of when their executions will take place. They will be given 72 hours' notice before they meet the firing squad.

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Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Tom Allard, March 4, 2015

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