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Plea for mercy

Plea for mercy: Michael Chan (front left) and Helen Chan (front right), brother and mother, respectively, of Andrew Chan walk with Raji Sukumaran (back left) and Chintu Sukumaran (back right), mother and brother, respectively, of Myuran Sukumaran, as they leave a press conference in Jakarta on Monday where they made an emotional appeal to the Indonesian authorities not to carry out the execution of the two Australians on death row for drug smuggling

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Mon, February 9, 2015 Published on Feb. 9, 2015 Published on 2015-02-09T18:29:30+07:00

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Plea for mercy: Michael Chan (front left) and Helen Chan (front right), brother and mother, respectively, of Andrew Chan walk with Raji Sukumaran (back left) and Chintu Sukumaran (back right), mother and brother, respectively, of Myuran Sukumaran, as they leave a press conference in Jakarta on Monday where they made an emotional appeal to the Indonesian authorities not to carry out the execution of the two Australians on death row for drug smuggling. The mothers tearfully begged authorities to "spare our sons' lives", as their lawyers revealed plans for a last-gasp legal appeal.  (AFP/Romeo Gacad) Plea for mercy: Michael Chan (front left) and Helen Chan (front right), brother and mother, respectively, of Andrew Chan walk with Raji Sukumaran (back left) and Chintu Sukumaran (back right), mother and brother, respectively, of Myuran Sukumaran, as they leave a press conference in Jakarta on Monday where they made an emotional appeal to the Indonesian authorities not to carry out the execution of the two Australians on death row for drug smuggling. The mothers tearfully begged authorities to "spare our sons' lives", as their lawyers revealed plans for a last-gasp legal appeal. (AFP/Romeo Gacad) (front left) and Helen Chan (front right), brother and mother, respectively, of Andrew Chan walk with Raji Sukumaran (back left) and Chintu Sukumaran (back right), mother and brother, respectively, of Myuran Sukumaran, as they leave a press conference in Jakarta on Monday where they made an emotional appeal to the Indonesian authorities not to carry out the execution of the two Australians on death row for drug smuggling. The mothers tearfully begged authorities to "spare our sons' lives", as their lawyers revealed plans for a last-gasp legal appeal. (AFP/Romeo Gacad)

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span class="caption">Plea for mercy: Michael Chan (front left) and Helen Chan (front right), brother and mother, respectively, of Andrew Chan walk with Raji Sukumaran (back left) and Chintu Sukumaran (back right), mother and brother, respectively, of Myuran Sukumaran, as they leave a press conference in Jakarta on Monday where they made an emotional appeal to the Indonesian authorities not to carry out the execution of the two Australians on death row for drug smuggling. The mothers tearfully begged authorities to "spare our sons' lives", as their lawyers revealed plans for a last-gasp legal appeal. (AFP/Romeo Gacad)

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