Don't execute Bali Nine inmates

Like John Patterson, I, too, would like to see both men spared from death. However I would not ask President Joko Widodo to do so through threats or labelling Indonesia a pariah state if I were rebuffed. But I would ask for mercy for the two for their regretful errors.
If I were one of the convicts, I would have wished Prime Minister Tony Abbott never pleaded on my behalf. His pleas were so abominable they would have enhanced my chance of death.
His words induced a strong desire to maintain the rule of law in Indonesia, where laws apply equally to all Indonesians and foreigners alike.
I cringed when I heard Abbott’s call for Indonesia to remember Australia’s A$1 billion in aid after the 2004 tsunami and his threats of consequences if his pleas go unanswered.
I would like to beg President Jokowi to forgive such arrogance and ill manners and please delay your decision and reconsider the situation when the publicity is at its lowest point.
Songdej Praditsmanont
Bangkok