They will be marched at night into the Indonesian forest, with
reflective tape on their chests marking the position of their
hearts.
Waiting for the three Bali bombers will be a team of executioners,
armed with high-powered rifles.
At that moment, the bombers' choices will be few.
They will be tied to posts and given the option of standing,
sitting or kneeling to await the bullets that will end their
lives.
They will be asked if they prefer a black hood or a
blindfold.
Moments before the executioners open fire, the bombers will be
allowed a final prayer or statement.
Their lawyers are expected to be present to hear any final words
they might utter.
If the executioners - drawn from a crack squad of Indonesian police
- fail to kill the bombers immediately, the overseeing commander
has the option of delivering a coup de grace.
And there will end what began on October 12, 2002, when Mukhlas,
his brother Amrozi and Imam Samudra carried out their plan to kill
Western tourists with bombs at crowded Bali nightclubs.
It was an act that sent shockwaves around the world, and sparked an
outpouring of grief and anger in Australia, home to 88 of the 202
people killed that night.
Indonesia concerned about reprisal attacks from militants who
support the bombers, has thrown up a tight security net on
Nusakambangan Island, off Central Java, amid intense speculation
the bombers will go to their deaths just after midnight on
Saturday.
The Indonesian government does not make public the exact timing of
executions, but has said the bombers will die in "early
November".
Officials are not releasing any new information but some details
are known about how the bombers will live out their final hours in
isolation cells at their high-security prison.
They will be asked if they have any final requests. Typically these
might include a visit from a religious figure or teacher, special
food, or phone calls to loved ones.
Samudra - the field commander for the 2002 attacks who once fought
with the Mujahideen Islamic militant group in Afghanistan - said in
a will released a year ago that he wanted his body to be wrapped in
cheap white cloth.
He also said his family must not shed any tears when his body is
returned to his village in Serang, West Java.
But just how to return the bombers' bodies to their families poses
a security challenge for Indonesian authorities.
It has been suggested the bodies will be flown out by helicopter to
their respective villages, in east and west Java, for the burial
within the 24 hours stipulated by Islamic law.
An airlift would avoid the risk that a land convoy could be
targeted by the bombers' supporters.
The bombers have warned that others will take revenge if their
executions are carried out, and Indonesian authorities are not
taking any chances.
Hundreds of security personnel have reportedly gathered on
Nusakambangan Island, with heavily-armed police patrolling the
roads.
Critical infrastructure in the district, Cilacap, is also under
guard, including a power plant and fuel depot, in case of revenge
attacks.
The preparations are justified given the unrest that surrounded the
executions of two Nigerians in June for drug smuggling - two
inmates that had none of the bombers' ability to enrage and
inflame.
When the Nigerians were informed they were about to be executed, a
riot involving dozens of death-row prisoners erupted in the
jail.
The inmates torched several rooms in the prison compound, prompting
authorities to reconsider the processes under which prisoners are
notified of their imminent deaths.
Indonesia has executed six other death row prisoners so far this
year, Human Rights Watch says.
Another 100 prisoners remain on death row, including three young
Australian men convicted over their roles in the failed 2005 Bali
Nine heroin smuggling ring.
For drug mule Scott Rush and Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and
Myuran Sukumaran, the bombers' executions will bring into
excruciating focus the fate that awaits them.
