Bali prosecutor postpones transfer for Chan and Sukumaran by one day

The Bali chief prosecutor has again shifted the goalposts on the execution date for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, saying now the duo will be transferred to Nusa Kambangan tomorrow or Thursday.

Momock Bambang Samiarso had said just hours before that the Bali Nine drug smugglers would be moved either later today or tomorrow.

However, he told reporters the date had changed as he headed to a meeting with police to finalise details of the transfer.

Last night, Chan and Sukumaran's lawyer Julian McMahon said it would be "unthinkable" for the pair to be executed while their appeal for clemency was still being played out in the courts.

He said he found it hard to believe his clients would be moved to Indonesia's "execution island" this week despite Mr Samiarso's repeated declarations their deaths by firing squad were imminent.