The Indonesian government has rejected Australia's offer of a prisoner swap, which was a last-ditch attempt to spare the lives of two Australian drug traffickers — Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan of the so-called Bali Nine — who are due to be executed within days.
Arrmanatha Nasir, an Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman, told the BBC that there were no Indonesian laws to provide for an exchange of this sort.
Earlier on Thursday, Australia's foreign minister, Julie Bishop, said the prisoner swap was among a number of options being explored by the Australian government.
Sukurmaran and Chan were flown to Indonesia's Nusakambangan Island on Thursday, where they are due to be killed by firing squad. BuzzFeed News' report on their flight follows below.
Photos have emerged of Indonesia's police commissioner smiling and posing with Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan on the flight to the island of Nusakambangan, where they are expected to be executed by firing squad.
Police Commissioner poses for photos with #Bali9 duo on flight to execution site: http://t.co/RJh0gTOswp #9News
The images, obtained by tribunnews.com, show Denpasar police commissioner Djoko Hariutomo meeting with Chan and Sukumaran, who are to be executed for their roles in the Bali Nine drug ring.
Hariutomo is seen smiling for a photo with Chan, who is wearing a South Sydney Rabbitohs baseball cap. The commissioner is also shown putting a hand on Sukumaran's shoulder.
The men arrived on the island on Wednesday. Australia's prime minister, Tony Abbott, requested a personal phone call with Indonesian president Joko Widodo on Thursday and is expected to make a final plea for mercy for the two men.
Australian politicians united for an early morning vigil on Thursday morning.
Candlelight vigil for Andrew Chan & Myuran Sukumaran. Together we plead with Indonesian Govt for a stay of execution.
And in an interview with Al Jazeera, Widodo reportedly said there would be "no executions this weekend or next week".
"BREAKING: In excl IV with Al Jazeera's @stepvaessen, Indo Pres Widodo says 'no executions this weekend or next week'. #Bali9 #BaliNine
The men were arrested in 2005 and sentenced to death the following year. Widodo has previously rejected bids for clemency in the case.