Abbott warns Indonesia of tough response to executions
Millions of Australians are "sickened" by the imminent execution of two of its citizens by Indonesia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said yesterday, warning of a tough diplomatic response.
His comments came as the families of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran made emotional last-gasp pleas to Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
"I beg him (Widodo) again and again to please forgive them and give them, both of them, a second chance," Sukumaran's tearful grandmother Edith Visvanathan told reporters.
A statement from the Chan family said Andrew Chan "continues to pray".
"While there is life, there is hope. Let them live," it said.
No date has been set for their killing, but Indonesia has said governments with citizens on death row have been invited to talks at the foreign ministry today.
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