Earlier this week, Indonesia confirmed Mary Jane Veloso, a Philippine woman on death row for drug trafficking in a separate case, would be allowed to serve the rest of her sentence in her home country.

She was alone among a group of condemned convicts to receive a last-minute stay of execution in 2015 after Philippine officials asked Indonesia to let her testify against members of a human- and drug-smuggling ring. 

The rest, including two ringleaders of the Bali Nine - Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran - were executed by firing squad.

"This is the president's discretion, but in principle, the president has agreed on humanitarian grounds," Supratman said.

France has also requested the repatriation of a prisoner, he said.

Jakarta has no set procedures regarding international prisoner transfer but will work on the matter as soon as possible, Supratman said, stressing that the counterpart country must recognise Indonesia's judicial process.

"This is important to maintain a good relationship with friendly countries but this is also in our interest because we have prisoners abroad," he said.

The Bali Nine Australians were arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle heroin out of the Indonesian resort island.

Bali Nine members Scott Rush, Matthew Norman, Si-Yi Chen, Martin Stephens, and Michael Czugaj are currently serving life sentences in Indonesia for their involvement.

Another member of the nine, Renae Lawrence, was released from prison in 2018 while Tan Duc Than Nguyen died of cancer the same year.

The execution of two of the group's ringleaders, Chan and Sukumaran, in 2015 caused a diplomatic rupture between Australia and Indonesia. 

Australia recalled its ambassador in protest. 

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