JAKARTA: Indonesia’s attorney-general declared on Friday that “nothing whatsoever” could stop the execution of two Australians       from going ahead, promising the drug smugglers will face the firing squad as soon as possible.

The reaffirmation comes amid a tense standoff between Indonesia and Australia over the fate of the two prisoners, with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott again accused by Jakarta of making threats in his bid to save the pair.

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