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The British grandmother caught flying into Bali from Bangkok with 10.16lb of cocaine worth £1.6 million in 2012 has spent 10 years on Death Row in grim Kerobokan prison

Drug mule Sandiford who was caught flying into Bali from Bangkok with 10.16 lb of cocaine in 2012 has now spent ten years on Death Row.

Members of the so-called bali 9 could be executed in the comes hours in indonesia. relatives have arrived for final visits with the convicts. they could be heard crying and screaming as they boarded a bet to take them to the island where the prisoners are being held. bali 9 was a drug smuggling gang that tried but failed to bring eight kilos of heroin from bali to australia. and we are joined now live from bangkok with the later, saima, what can you tell us what is happening on the island where ...

Death by firing squad for those nine people on death row. of course despite a lot of appeals made for all of them. alongside the families arriving. one of the lawyers told us that, a number of families had been told that today, 2:00 local time, that is this hour, was the last time they would be allowed to come on to the island to meet their loved ones facing the firing squad. so, we have seen a number of people arriving, family members, loved ones, girlfriends. partners, very emotional scenes as...

And at that point, death by firing squad. if it doesnt, as you say we are expecting a date set in the near future for their execution. we are still waiting both, by the way, verdicts will be read separately. we were expecting andrew chans verdict to be read over half an hour ago. that court remain largely empty. it hasnt started yet. and then were expecting the verdict for myuran sukumaran of the bali 9. >> the best case scenario is that their appeals are granted. that opens another legal avenue...

Almost ten years that the two have been in jail. this time perhaps theyre hoping that under pressure and appeals from not just the governments of australia, the prime minister, of course, as well way weighing in tony abbot. a lot of public pressure as well. things may change but so far no official word. shes saying she spoke on tuesday, its now thursday local time here. so if they havent responded yet, it doesnt seem particularly positive. and all the while, of course the men have been transferr...

National will impact diplomatic relations. why is he taking such a hard line on this? >> the execution seems incredibly harsh, particular flee australia. the prime minister tony abbot said we abhor drug crimes but we also abhor the death penalty. he said australians will be sickened to their stomach early morning hearing that the prisoners have been moved to execution island. now, the president despite many appeals directly from tony abbot, i mentioned the prime minister bishop as well has refus...

What options are left for the australians, and when might their execution take place? >> reporter: its been a decade-long ideal for andrew chan and myuran sukumaran since they were first arrested and then vicand then convicted of being ring leaders in a heroin smuggling smuggling group. all appeals have been rejected. theres one final legal appeal outstanding, and the lawyers are saying they hope that theres a stay of execution while that plays out. indonesian authorities are saying they want to...

Executions for drug related crimes. it simply doesnt work. the analysts and experts say, but the presidentclemency. the two mens lawyers are saying look, we havent been given the just legal process. clemency was denied without listening to the fact that these two men have been rehabilitated and theyre still trying to appeal the various dismissals and rejections right now. but this morning, we saw the two men in a people carrier, in a high security vehicle being taken away. theyve been transferre...

Raft. >> the tiny raft had 48 holes. the men patched as best they could. on the 33rd day of their ordeal, sergeant francis mcnamara died. his raft mates slipped his body overboard and waited for their time to come. but on the 47th day, the raft was lifted high on a wave. and the men saw land. >> before we could land on one of the deserted islands a japanese patrol boat saw us, picked us up. we couldnt stand up. two days there and they put us on a ship and said you are going to an island. we cons...