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Filipino maid facing death in Indonesia is moved to prison where execution will take place

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Protesters pause for a prayer as they gather outside the Indonesian Embassy in the financial district of Makati city, east of Manila, Philippines to appeal to the Indonesian government to spare the life of convicted Filipino drug trafficker Mary Jane Veloso Friday, April 24, 2015. Filipino maid Veloso along with eight other foreign nationals and an Indonesian were sentenced to death by firing squad for illegally trafficking drugs into Indonesia in 2010. The protest came at a time as Veloso and the other convicts were transferred Friday to Nusakambangan prison island awaiting possible execution next week. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (The Associated Press)

Protesters display placards during a rally at the Indonesian Embassy in the financial district of Makati city, east of Manila, Philippines, to appeal to the Indonesian government to spare the life of convicted Filipino drug trafficker Mary Jane Veloso Friday, April 24, 2015. Filipino maid Veloso along with eight other foreign nationals and an Indonesian were sentenced to death by firing squad for illegally trafficking drugs into Indonesia in 2010. The protest came at a time as Veloso and the other convicts were transferred Friday to Nusakambangan prison island awaiting possible execution next week. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (The Associated Press)

A Filipino maid facing the death penalty after being convicted of drug trafficking has been moved to an island prison in Indonesia where the execution will take place.

An armored personnel carrier and a car were seen arriving at a port Friday for the short trip to Nusakambangan island, and prison officials said Mary Jane Veloso was inside the car.

Veloso is among 10 drug smugglers whose planned executions last month were postponed due to last-minute appeals. The others are three Nigerian men, two Australian men, a man each from Brazil, Ghana, France and Indonesia.

Indonesian officials have not said when the executions, by firing squad, will take place. Indonesia has vowed to carry through with the executions despite various appeals from the countries of the convicted.