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Indonesia: Are Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran next to face the firing squad?

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Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are not listed in the next group to be executed in Indonesia according to the head of the country’s parliamentary committee Azis Syamsuddin, ABC News reports.

The clarification follows earlier reports that the Indonesain attorney-general had told the committee the Australian drug traffickers would be among those facing the firing squad.

According to Mr Syamsuddin, he did not list any nationalities when appearing before the committee, only the location that was considered for the executions.

Previously we reported:

Bali Nine members Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will be among the next group of death row prisoners to face the firing squad, 7 News reports.

Indonesian Attorney-General HM Prasetyo told a parliamentary committee that his department was currently planning the next round of executions – they will take place next week.

Bali Nine families speak of their grief and plead to Tony Abbott for help.

“We are still finding the right time for the next executions of citizens of France, Ghana, Cordova, Brazil, The Philippines, Australia and one Indonesian,” he told a parliamentary committee.

While he didn’t name Chan or Sukumaran specifically, they are the only Australians on death row, and he has said previously they will be executed together.

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.

The next series of executions are likely to be held on the Central Java prison island of Nusakambangan despite obstacles, according to Mr Prasetyo.

These included the intrusion of human rights activists and electronic media reporters trying to disguise themselves as fishermen, he said.

“We can prevent them from getting close to the execution location.”

Chan and Sukumaran’s lawyers are preparing to lodge their final appeals.

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