Anxious wait for Bali Nine defendant

DENPASAR - Bali Nine defendant Michael Czugaj must wait until Friday to hear whether Indonesian prosecutors think he should face a firing squad for allegedly smuggling drugs.

The prosecution had been scheduled to give its sentencing recommendation yesterday to the three judges hearing the Brisbane man's trial.

Czugaj spent the day in a holding cell at the rear of the Denpasar District Court waiting for the main prosecutor to emerge from another case.

When proceedings finally began yesterday afternoon, they were promptly postponed until Friday.

A junior prosecutor told the court his team was having computer problems and could not make its presentation yesterday.

The prosecution's recommendation won't be binding, but it could have a major influence on the judges' verdict, which is expected to be handed down in a few weeks.

All the Bali Nine, arrested and charged with heroin trafficking last year, face a possible death penalty.

Under standard Indonesian judicial procedures, prosecutors will tell judges in each case how each defendant should be punished if found guilty.

Defence lawyers hope the prosecutors will demand life imprisonment, at least for some of them, instead of execution.

Two other defendants are scheduled to hear what prosecutors have to say about their cases this week - Scott Rush, 20, of Brisbane, tomorrow and Renae Lawrence, 28, of Newcastle, on Friday. Prosecutors are slated to deliver their sentencing recommendation against alleged ringleader Myuran Sukumaran, 24, of Sydney, next Tuesday.

- AAP