Bali 9 Chan and Sukumaran prepare for transfer to ‘death island’

Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are reportedly about to move closer to the firing squad.

The Bali Nine death row pair is expected to move soon from Bali’s Kerobokan Prison to an island jail in Central Java close to the site where their executions are likely to take place, reports News Corp

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The Indonesian Justice and Human Rights Minister has given the orders to Bali to prep for the transfer to the remote Nusa Kambangan island jail, according to reports. 

Bali’s prosecutors office head Momock Bambang Samisaro reportedly said today that he’s got the letter from Jakarta directing Chan and Sukumaran’s transfer but no date was specified for either the move or the executions. 

“So they will be moved soon,” Samiarso said, as quoted by News Corp. “Soon. As soon as possible.”

Photo: AFP

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