article_snippet: The Sydney Morning Herald reports Mr Abbot said: 'As people have been pointing out over the last little while here at a candlelight vigil, it would ennoble Indonesia if they were to extend mercy.'
article_snippet: President Joko Widodo emphasised to Al Jazeera that the decision to execute the two Australians had been made by the Indonesian court system, 9News reported.
article_snippet: President Joko Widodo also defended the country's notoriously corrupt justice system's ability to hand out appropriate penalties for drug offenses, saying the decision to execute the two Australians was 'valid.'
article_snippet: Chan and Sukumaran's families will be allowed to visit the men, Indonesia's Attorney-General HM Prasetyo says, but Indonesia's Attorney-General HM Prasetyo is yet to announce a date for the executions, saying only the executions will be as soon as possible.
article_snippet: Indonesia's Attorney-General
article_snippet: We want to show the world that Indonesia is trying very hard to combat drugs,' Indonesia's Attorney-General HM Prasetyo said.
article_snippet: Earlier this week, Indonesia's human rights commissioner Natalius Pigai (centre) with Sukuraman (left) and Chan (right)
article_snippet: Lawyers for Chan (right) and Sukumaran are still pursuing legal avenues and say the men shouldn't be executed in the meantime.
article_snippet: Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday said Australians are 'revolted' by the prospect of the executions.
article_snippet: Australia is continuing Australia efforts to seek clemency for the men, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said.
article_snippet: Indonesia has allocated around $20,000 for each prisoner in Indonesia 'execution budget' to kill Australians .