At 12:35 am Wednesday morning, , 31, and , 33, leaders of the so-called ""  drug smugglers group, were on the island of . The execution came nearly ten years after their 2006 conviction, in which time both men had become fully rehabilitated, said Australian Prime Minister  . Chan had become a minister and Sukumaran turned to painting to help other prisoners at to rehabilitate. Australian officials condemned the executions, with Prime Minister  saying the relationship between the neighbouring countries has reached a "dark moment". The Prime Minister, as well as the Foreign Minister,  , agreed to withdraw the Australian ambassador to Indonesia "once all the courtesies have been extended to the Chan and Sukumaran families", who were staying in the region. Mr Abbott said, "We respect Indonesia's sovereignty but we do deplore what's been done and this cannot be simply business as usual."
At 12:35 am Wednesday morning, , 31, and , 33, leaders of the so-called "" heroin drug smugglers group, were executed on the Indonesian island of . The execution came nearly ten years after their 2006 conviction, in which time both men had become fully rehabilitated, said Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott . Chan had become a minister and Sukumaran turned to painting to help other prisoners at to rehabilitate. Australian officials condemned the executions, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying the relationship between the neighbouring countries has reached a "dark moment". The Prime Minister, as well as the Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop , agreed to withdraw the Australian ambassador to Indonesia "once all the courtesies have been extended to the Chan and Sukumaran families", who were staying in the region. Mr Abbott said, "We respect Indonesia's sovereignty but we do deplore what's been done and this cannot be simply business as usual."
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