article_snippet.sent: Jakarta (CNN)An Indonesian court has rejected a bid by two Australian drug smugglers -- members of the "Bali Nine" -- to challenge two Australian drug smugglers -- members of the "Bali Nine" -- planned executions.
article_snippet.sent: Australia has repeatedly appealed for clemency for the pair and has unsuccessfully proposed a prisoner swap with Indonesia as a way of avoiding the pair deaths.
article_snippet.sent: Indonesia has long taken a hard line on drug smugglers, and since assuming office in October, President Joko Widodo has made it clear President Joko Widodo intends to be tough on those found guilty of such crimes.
article_snippet.sent: Indonesia is in a drug emergency, so we need to have something that's firm," said President Joko Widodo.
article_snippet.sent: Opinion: Why executions won't win Indonesia's drug war .
highlights_snippet.sent: Two Australian drug traffickers on death row in Indonesia have had legal bids rejected .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Two Australian drug traffickers on death row in Indonesia were seeking to challenge President Widodo's decision to refuse clemency in Two Australian drug traffickers on death row in Indonesia cases .
  