Bali Nine Death Row Convict Weds In Prison

One of the ringleaders of the Bali Nine drug smuggling gang has married his girlfriend in prison ahead of his imminent execution, it has emerged.

Michael Chan, the brother of Andrew Chan, said there had been celebrations behind bars with close family and friends.

Chan, along with Myuran Sukumaran, is being held at a maximum security prison in Indonesia known as "death island", and could face the firing squad as soon as midnight on Tuesday.

The pair are among nine drug traffickers, including others from Brazil and Nigeria, who received legal notices on Saturday that they would be executed after 72 hours.

Grim images have been published of coffins being loaded on to trucks in readiness of the death penalties being carried out.

And Indonesian authorities have said they will press ahead with the execution of the men this week, despite a court decision to consider a last-ditch legal challenge.

Meanwhile, Michael Chan said his brother had been celebrating with his new Indonesian wife, Febyanti Herewila.

Announcing the marriage, he said: "We've had a special day today.

"We've celebrated with some family and close friends.

"Hopefully the president will show some compassion, some mercy, so these two young people can carry on with their lives.

"It's in the president's hands."

Andrew Chan met his future wife, a pastor, several years ago when she began helping prisoners in the jail where he was held.

Chan, Sukumaran and seven others became known as the Bali Nine after they were arrested at the main airport on the holiday island in 2005 for trying to smuggle 8kg of heroin to Australia.

The other members of the Bali Nine, all Australians, have been jailed for between 18 years and life in Indonesia.

Chan and Sukumaran both face being tied to wooden planks in a field and shot by a firing squad of 12 police officers aiming at the heart.

They will be given the signal to fire by a commander dropping a sword.

However, only three of the squad will fire live rounds, so as not to identify the executioners.

According to the execution procedure, which is laid down in Indonesian law, if the first round of bullets does not kill them, they will be shot in the head.

Medical staff will then pronounce death before their bodies are handed over to their families.

Both men have requested the spiritual advisers who will be alone with them in their final hours, who will also also have the harrowing role of witnessing the executions.

Sukumaran has asked a senior church pastor, who is a long-time friend and supporter, while Chan has chosen a Salvation Army minister and family friend.

They have also conveyed their last wishes.

Sukumaran, who in a recent self-portrait featured a black hole over his heart and two lines of blood, wants to paint for as long as possible.

Chan wants to go to church with his family.

Meanwhile, Australia continues to lobby for a stay of execution for the two men, arguing that corruption claims around their trial needed to be investigated.

But Indonesian authorities said Australia needed to show proof of alleged corruption and questioned why concerns were being only raised now instead of 10 years ago.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has also pledged there will be no clemency for traffickers on death row, arguing his country faces an emergency due to rising drug use.