New photo Pastor who counselled the Bali Nine ringleaders before their execution issues a warning for tourists

The pastor who guided two of the Bali Nine ringleaders before their execution has issued a chilling warning to Australian tourists, after revealing the pair's final moments.

Myuran Sukumaran and And­rew Chan were convicted of attempting to smuggle 8.3kg of heroin out of Indonesia and into Australia in 2005, and were sentenced to death for their leadership roles in the ring before their execution in 2015. 

Christie Buc­kingham fears more 'irresponsible' Australian travellers with unrealistic expectations will land in the line of fire as they continue to take advantage of cheap flights to South East Asian destinations.

Bali Nine pastor Christie Buc­kingham (pictured) has urged Australian travellers to be more careful

According to Ms Buckingham, 3.5 million Australians each year visit eight neighbouring countries that still execute criminals.

The Australian government warns tourists to exercise a high degree of caution in Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and The Philippines, because of drug laws and fears of terrorist attacks.

'We are talking about a lot of irresponsible young adults, or irresponsible older people who go there because alcohol is inexpensive and everything is permissible,' Ms Buckingham told The Herald Sun.

'Then they have unrealistic expectations of the embassies. They are not there to get you out of trouble that you are not insured to be in.' 

Sukumaran and Chan spent 10 years on death row, and were widely believed to be rehabilitated when they faced the firing squad in 2015 (pictured at Sukumaran's funeral)

More than 10 per cent of Australia's population each year visit neighbouring countries that still execute, including Bali. Pictured is the Pura Ulun Danu Beratan Hindu temple in Bali

She urged Australian travellers to be more careful, and said anyone could be unfortunate enough to get caught up in trouble overseas.  

Sukumaran and Chan spent 10 years on death row, and were widely believed to be rehabilitated when they faced the firing squad in 2015.

Ms Buc­kingham was a pastor in the prison, who led and worked with both of the men during their journey to rehabilitation has shared the mens' final moments before they faced the firing squad.

The Christian leader saw Sukumaran become an accomplished artist and teacher within the prison and watched Chan follow in her footsteps to become a pastor as wellShe lobbied tirelessly to get the men off death row, but Indonesia was firm in its decision, and her pleas went unanswered.

Ms Buckingham was with Sukumaran in the minutes before he was killed. 

Myuran Sukumaran (pictured) was convicted of attempting to smuggle 8.3kg of heroin out of Indonesia and into Australia in 2005

Sukumaran and Chan (pictured) were sentenced to death for what the courts determined to be their leadership roles in the ring

She put her hand over his heart in the moments before she had to step out of the way, and was astonished by how calm he was.

She said he had accepted his fate, and was at peace with what was about to come.

Her last words to Sukumaran before he died were: 'You have a good heart’. I’ll see you on the other side.' 

 Ms Buckingham portrays herself in the film 'Guilty', which will be released to coincide with a United Nations vote to put pressure on countries who still impose the death penalty.

The film documents the last 72 hours of both men's lives.   

It hopes to draw awareness to the implications of making potentially deadly mistakes in foreign countries, particularly at a time when holiday packages to Indonesia are so cheap.

WHO ARE THE BALI NINE?

The Bali Nine was the name given to a group of Australians convicted for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kg of heroin out of Indonesia in April 2005.

The haul was estimated to be worth $4million and was headed to Australia.

Ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were sentenced to death and were executed in April 2015.

Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen died in a Jakarta hospital from stomach cancer in June this year.

Si Yi Chen, Michael Czugaj, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush and Martin Stephens were sentenced to life behind bars in Indonesia.

Renee Lawrence is only Bali 9 member have her jail time cut and received a reduction on her 20-year sentence in 2017.  She could return home to Australia later this year.

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