Last bid to save Australian drug smugglers from Indonesian firing squad

Indonesian officials said they will reject an Australian offer to swap prisoners as part of a last-ditch attempt to save the lives of two Australian drug smugglers expected to face a firing squad within days.

Minister of justice and human rRights Yasonna Laoly said prisoner swaps might be possible for other crimes in the future, but not for people sentenced to death under Indonesia’s tough anti-drug laws.

“When it comes to this crime, we will say no,” he told reporters after meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.