Bali Nine duo could face a firing squad as early as Tuesday after drug smugglers were today given 72-hour notice of their executions

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Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran could be killed as early as Tuesday
The Bali 9 duo can be executed 72 hours after they were given notice
Date not yet set, but pair believed to be among group executed next week
Families will be allowed to visit Chan and Sukumaran each day until death
Julie Bishop says she is 'profoundly concerned' for Bali Nine duo
Man baptised by Chan in prison said he is struggling to cope with the news
Matius Arif Mirdjaja was in prison with the duo until his release in 2013
'This is not law enforcement... it is a tragedy presented for public,' he said
Australian embassy has been summoned to meet Indonesian officials
The meeting signals the beginning of the 'execution process' officals say

By Liam Quinn and May Slater and John Carney for Daily Mail Australia and Aap Reporter

Published: 01:57 EST, 25 April 2015 | Updated: 06:37 EST, 25 April 2015

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Bali Nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been given notice of their execution, and could be killed by firing squad as early as Tuesday.

Although the date has not been set, Indonesian authorities said the pair will be among a group of death-row prisoners executed next week, according to Fairfax Media.

Chan and Sukumaran, who were arrested over a heroin smuggling plot in 2005, can be executed 72 hours after being given notice, according to Indonesian law.

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Bali 9 duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been given notice of their execution, and could be killed by firing squad as early as Tuesday

Chan (pictured) and Sukumaran, who were arrested over a heroin smuggling plot in 2005, can be executed 72 hours after being given notice, according to Indonesian law

The devastating news came after Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop said she feared the worst for Chan and Sukumaran.

Australian embassy officials were called to Cilacap, the port town closest to Nusakambangan where the Bali Nine pair are now jailed, for a meeting about Indonesia's execution plans.

'I fear the worst,' Ms Bishop told reporters in Brussels. 'I fear that Indonesia will seek to proceed with the execution of the two Australian citizens.

'I am deeply and profoundly concerned by this.'

Although the date has not been set, Indonesian authorities said Chan and Sukumaran will be among a group of death-row prisoners executed next week

A former inmate of Kerobokan prison has told of how he was baptised by Bali Nine drug smuggler Andrew Chan who helped him kick his 20-year drug addiction, told Daily Mail Australia he is heartbroken and struggling to cope with the news.

'I am really disappointed with the government and how they deal with this issue,' Matius Arif Mirdjaja said.

'It would be better to make sure justice rather than execute, better to secure rights rather than take them.

'It's definitely really hard for me to cope with this. I have to keep my faith.'

Matius Arif Mirdjaja (right), a former inmate of Kerobokan prison, has told of how he was baptised by Bali Nine drug smuggler Andrew Chan (left) and is struggling to cope with the news of their duo's impending execution

After Mirdjaja was baptised, he and Chan (second left) started up a Bible study group inside Kerobokan prison

Mirdjaja also accused the Indonesian government of using the executions the two Australians as a distraction.

'This is not about law enforcement - it is a tragedy presented for public consumption,' he said.

'Government have lost their mind to gain popularity by execution; they use the drugs war to hide other issues that are more serious.' Mirdjaja said he spoke with Chan and Sukumaran two weeks ago, and the two were 'good'.

'Andrew is OK, Myu starting making a sketch. But they were attacked by mosquitoes.'

The 40-year-old started a bible group with Chan inside Kerobokan prison.

Since he was released in 2013, Mirdjaja has preached at churches in south-east Asia, while trying to roll out rehabilitation programs started by the Australians to help others at 17 different prisons around Indonesia.

Surrounded by armed police officers officers and on the road of no return, 33-year-old Australia Myuran Sukumaran looks up at Bali police commissioner Djoko Hariutomo who posed with the two condemned Australians before they were transported to Nusakambangan island

A smiling Djoko Hariutomo, the police commissioner of the Balinese capital of Denpasar, poses for a photo with his hand on the shoulder of condemned prisoner Andrew Chan on a plane taking him to 'Death Island'

Lawyer Julian McMahon returned from a meeting with Indonesian officials with three self-portraits painted by Sukumaran.

One painting was dated April 25 and signed '72 hours just started'.

Mr McMahon did not comment to reporters but showed Sukumaran's self-portraits, the others signed 'Our new prison. A Bad Sleep Last Night' dated April 25 and 'A strange day' dated April 24.

Filipina Mary Jane Veloso's transfer from Yogyakarta prison is considered an ominous sign for the other prisoners, after Indonesian Attorney-General H.M. Prasetyo said the 10 death-row inmates would be executed together for the sake of 'efficiency.'

News website Rappler reports the executions will take place on Tuesday.

Veloso's sister Marites told Rappler her sister called her with the news.

She had been told the date in the presence of embassy officials, hours after her family had visited, according to the website.

The embassy of the Philippines was called to the same Saturday meeting, along with France, Brazil and Nigeria, who all have citizens listed to face the firing squad.

While admitting the summons has her worried, Ms Bishop said there was still time for President Joko Widodo to show mercy towards the two rehabilitated Australian men.

'He is the leader of a great nation, a dear and close friend of Australia,' she told reporters. 'We ask that he take into account our considerations.'

Ms Bishop's office says the Foreign Minister is seeking a phone call with her Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi, who was unavailable on Friday with Indonesia hosting the Asian African Conference.

Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says she is 'deeply and profoundly concerned' that Indonesia will go ahead with the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran as Indonesian special police forces arrive in Cilacap with Filipina death-row prisoner Mary Jane Veloso (right)

The family of Filipina death row prisoner Mary Jane Veloso, have arrived in Jakarta to visit her on Nusakambangan Island in Central Java

Filipinos protested the planned execution of Mary Jane Velosa outside the Indonesian embassy, in Makati city, south of Manila on Friday

Curently Sukumaran (pictured) and Chan remain in an isolated cell on Nusakambangan Island. Australia fears the pair could face the firing squad within days

Bali Nine duo to be notified of execution date within hours

Indonesian officials say the Cilicap meeting signals the beginning of the 'execution process'.

On Thursday, Indonesia's head of General Crimes sent letters to the prosecutors of all 10 prisoners and ordered preparations be made for their executions.

The lawyer for Nigerian man Raheem Salamim, who is sharing a cell block with Chan and Sukumaran on Nusakambangan, confirmed Thursday the Nigerian Embassy had also received a letter summoning officials to Cilacap.

'Based on experience from the previous execution, they're going to tell them the date for the execution,' lawyer Utomo Karim said.

A police armored vehicle carrying Filipina drug smuggler Mary Jane Veloso is loaded onto a ferry in Cilacap to take her Nusakambangan maximum security prison island on Friday April 24. The Indonesian government has ordered officials to make preparations to execute the group of 10 prisoners, including Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sulukamaran

Chan was arrested on April 17, 2005 in Bali for planning to smuggle 8.3kg of heroin valued at about A$4 million from Indonesia to Australia

Indonesian police vehicle enters Wirogunan prison as they prepare transfer death row drug trafficker Mary Jane Veloso of the Philippines to Nusakambangan prison on April 24, 2015 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Veloso was sentenced to death after being arrested in Yogyakarta for attempting to smuggle 2.6kg of heroin

Indonesian President Joko Widodo earlier confirmed the executions were 'only a matter of time'.

President Widodo told Indonesian news agency Antara while he would not interfere with the inmates' outstanding legal appeals, the executions would take place upon their conclusion.

'When it will be done is no longer a question,' he said. 'It is only awaiting the conclusion of all procedures and the legal process, which I will not interfere in. It is only a matter of time.'

Time seems to be running out for Sukumaran who claims to be rehabilitated since he went to jail in 2005

Indonesian police drill Bali Nine ringleaders' final moments

In Gallipoli, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said efforts to save Chan, 31, and Sukumaran, 34, would continue.

'I guess there's always hope while there's life but obviously these are late days.'

Chan and Sukumaran's families will fly to Indonesia on Saturday and their lawyers, who have lodged a challenge with the constitutional court, are also on the way.

The Attorney-General has already suggested that a Constitutional Court challenge will not be taken into account, believing the pair have exhausted their appeals options.

Letters were sent by authorities to the prosecutors of all 10 death row prisoners, which includes Sukumaran, ordering them to prepare the executions

News of the letters were a huge setback for Chan and his family members

'My brother made a mistake 10 years ago and he's paid for that mistake every single day since then,' says Sukumaran's younger sister Brintha in an emotional plea his life to be saved.

Sukumaran's sister, Brintha, has pleaded for her older brother's life in a short YouTube video.

'My brother made a mistake 10 years ago and he's paid for that mistake every single day since then' she says, clutching a photo of Sukumaran as a boy.

'My family and I have also paid for this mistake as well.'

But he's become a good man after 10 years in jail, she says.

'He has taught so many Indonesian prisoners about art and how to live outside in the world and have a good and productive life,' she said.

'From the bottom of my heart, please President Widodo, have mercy on my brother.'