Last-Minute Plea To Stop Execution Of Oz Inmates

Eight convicted drug smugglers, including two Australians, will be transferred by Indonesian authorities to a prison island for execution despite international appeals.

Andrew Chan, 31, and Myuran Sukumaran, 33 will be taken to Nusa Kambangan prison island from Bali this week, according to the attorney general's office.

All legal options have been exhausted by the seven men from Indonesia, Australia, France, Brazil, Ghana, Nigeria and one woman from the Philippines.

They were convicted in 2005 as the ringleaders of a plot to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia.

No exact date has been given for their executions, which will be carried out in pairs by firing squad.

Some human rights experts have expressed concern at reports indicating a trial for some defendants did not meet international standards of fairness.

Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has warned Indonesia of the potential for diplomatic fallout if Jakarta goes ahead with the executions.

Mr Abbott said: "We will be finding ways to make our displeasure felt.

"Millions of Australians are feeling sickened by what might be about to happen in Indonesia."

Australia outlawed capital punishment in 1973, and public opinion opposes the death penalty for any crime.

The last Australian citizen executed by a foreign government was Nguyen Tuong Van by Singapore in 2005, also on charges of smuggling heroin.

In Sydney, more than 150,000 people have signed a petition for clemency handed to the families of the prisoners at the weekend.

A boycott campaign has been building on social media where Australians are using the Twitter hashtag #BoycottBali to announce the cancellation of their holiday plans.

Indonesia resumed executions in 2013 after a five-year gap.