Seven drug convicts on death row in Indonesia have been told they will be executed in a matter of days, despite pleas for clemency.<br /><br /> Families have started arriving at the prison island of Nusakambangan where they are being held. <br /><br /> Ten prisoners were originally expected to face a firing squad together. Nine of them are foreigners, including nationals from Brazil, France, Ghana and the Philippines. <br /><br /> “How could anybody in conscience take someone else’s life knowing that there are doubts about their innocence. Why are they in a rush? Why can’t they wait for a little more time?” asked a lawyer representing one of those facing execution. <br /><br /> Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, two Australians arrested as ringleaders of the “Bali Nine” drug-smuggling group, are said to be among the seven facing execution in the next few days.<br /><br /> A temporary reprieve has been granted to French citizen Serge Atlaoui. An embassy official says he will not be in the next round of executions, although the reasons a
