Bali nine executions: Prisoner swap 'unthinkable' says Indonesian Attorney-General H.M. Prasetyo

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated March 6 2015 - 11:24am, first published 11:04am
Australian Consulate staff assist Helen Chan, the mother of Bali Nine member Andrew Chan, followed by his brother Michael Chan as they arrive at Yogyakarta airport. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Consulate staff assist Helen Chan, the mother of Bali Nine member Andrew Chan, followed by his brother Michael Chan as they arrive at Yogyakarta airport. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Myuran Sukumaran on the plane that took him from Bali to Cilacap. Indonesians see drug traffickers as mass murderers. Photo: Kompas TV
Myuran Sukumaran on the plane that took him from Bali to Cilacap. Indonesians see drug traffickers as mass murderers. Photo: Kompas TV
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Prime Minister Tony Abbott during a candlelight vigil for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran on the forecourt of Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Prime Minister Tony Abbott during a candlelight vigil for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran on the forecourt of Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

A prisoner swap suggested by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in a last ditch bid to spare the lives of the Bali nine ringleaders is "unthinkable", according to Indonesia's Attorney General.

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