article_snippet: Myuran Sukumaran (left) and Andrew Chan (right) being transported to 'Death Island' Many political figures continue to appeal for clemency with Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
article_snippet: However, Indonesian President Joko Widodo is a staunch supporter of capital punishment and pleas have repeatedly been unsuccessful.
article_snippet: ary Jane Fiesta Veloso,(L) is comforted by an Indonesian counsellor at a court in Sleman in central Java island while waiting for a hearing of judicial review on March 3 after a plea for clemency was rejected by Indonesian President Joko Widodo .
article_snippet: French President Francois Hollande wrote to President Widodo last month asking for French national Serge Atlaoui to be granted a reprieve but French President Francois Hollande efforts were futile.
article_snippet: French President Francois Hollande family continue to appeal for a pardon due to French President Francois Hollande mental illnesses.
highlights_snippet: President Widodo is a staunch supporter of capital punishment .