'€œWe, the Indonesian Military, are of the opinion that there should be no one allowed to attempt disrupting the implementation of the executions by any means, in any way. From the military side, we have been ready [to anticipate such a situation]. Don'€™t ever think to try disrupting the executions of the death sentences,'€ he said as quoted by Antara in Jakarta on Monday.

Moeldoko said Indonesian military forces would ensure the security of the death sentence executions. He said he had prepared a special force to provide security both before and after the executions.

Eleven death row convicts, including two Bali Nine members, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, will be executed since President Joko '€œJokowi'€ Widodo has rejected their clemency requests.

The Australian government has urged President Jokowi'€™s administration to cancel the executions of Chan and Sukumaran, who were convicted on drug trafficking charges.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott pointed to Australia'€™s Aceh tsunami aid in 2004 as a reason for the Indonesian government to show mercy.

Chan and Sukumaran were arrested when they, together with seven other Australian nationals, attempted to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin from Indonesia into Australia. (ebf)(++++)

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