Bali Nine members fate will be in Australias hands if they return home: Indonesia [Video]

Indonesia’s justice minister says the fate of the five remaining members of the Bali Nine drug smuggling syndicate will be in Australia’s hands if they are transferred home, but they will never be allowed to set foot in Indonesia again.

Yusril Ihza Mahendra told a local press conference on Thursday that he hoped for a deal by the end of the year and he expected Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to continue negotiations on behalf of the government when he visited Indonesia next week.

The Indonesian government would not pardon the men, but Australia could grant them freedom within a week of their arrival home if it wanted, he said.

“If Australia wants to give remission or pardon, it is entirely up to …