Envoys called as executions loom

Indonesia has asked foreign embassies to send representatives to a maximum security prison ahead of the expected execution of 10 drug convicts, although an official 72-hour notice of execution has not been given yet, diplomats said.

Among the convicted drug offenders set to face the firing squad are nationals from Australia, Brazil, France, and Nigeria and the case has strained relations between the governments of those nations and Indonesia.

The attorney general’s office said it expected to announce the date of execution in the next few weeks.