‘Go to hell Abbott with your druggies’

An Indonesian student holds a banner during a rally against Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott following his statement over the tsunami aid from Australian government outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta. Picture: Adek Berry Source: AFP

AS AUSTRALIA'S relationship with Indonesia teeters on the brink, activists in Jakarta have sent a clear message to Prime Minister Tony Abbott: "Go to hell with your druggies".

Continuing anger over remarks made by Mr Abbott in a plea to spare Bali Nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran echoed through the streets of Jakarta on Wednesday, when hundreds of Indonesian activists staged a protest outside the Australian Embassy.

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Abbott has indicated that Indonesia will face diplomatic consequences if it executes two Australians on death row after being convicted of trafficking drugs. Picture: Dita Alangkara Source: AP

The protest came in defiance of Mr Abbott's reminder last week of the billions of dollars in aid spent to help the country post-Boxing Day tsunami in 2004.

"Let's not forget that a few years ago when Indonesia was struck by the Indian Ocean tsunami, Australia sent a billion dollars worth of assistance," Mr Abbott said.

"We sent a significant contingent of our armed forces to help in Indonesia with humanitarian relief and Australians lost their lives in that campaign to help Indonesia.

"We will be making our displeasure known, we will be letting Indonesia know in absolutely unambiguous terms that we will feel grievously let down."

Now the tables have turned, and Indonesia is making its displeasure known, tying a fake Tony Abbott figurine to a mock jail cell with signs reading, "We are freedom country, go to hell Abbott and druggies".

"Abbott love druggies, we hate druggies," another read.

"Mr Abbott, take care with your mouth. Don't ruin Indonesia-Australia friendship."

Indonesian Muslim students hold up anti-Abbott posters. Picture: Dita Alangkara Source: AP

Picture: Dita Alangkara Source: AP

A mock Tony Abbott is imprisoned in a Jakarta protest. Picture: Adek Berry Source: AFP

Yet that night, Mr Abbott confirmed he had a "positive" conversation with Indonesia's president Joko Widodo.

"Suffice to say that the President absolutely understands our position and I think he is carefully considering Indonesia's position," Mr Abbott said.

"I don't want to raise hope that might turn out to be dashed. It was a positive sign that the conversation took place.

"The fact that the President of Indonesia and the Prime Minister of Australia can talk candidly about these issues is a sign of the strength of the relationship."

Picture: Dita Alangkara Source: AP

Indonesian students shouted slogans during the protest. Picture: Dita Alangkara Source: AFP

Picture: Adek Berry Source: AFP

Meanwhile, eight army tanks are reportedly on standby in Denpasar to remove Chan and Sukumaran from Kerobokan Prison and deliver them to the airport for transfer to the prison island of Nusakambangan, where the men will face a firing squad, reports News Corp's Paul Toohey.

The date and time of the execution is "riddled with uncertainty", he writes.

"What we want is the sooner the better," Bali's chief prosecutor Momock Bambang Samiarso said.

"If they (Nusakambangan) can be fast, we'll be fast too."

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