JAKARTA, Jan. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Indonesian prosecutors on Thursday demanded the death penalty for an Australian man for drug trafficking, the second death sentence demand in marathon trials involving nine suspects from Australia.

    Andrew Chan, 21, is accused of playing a leading role in the group's attempt to smuggle 10.9 kg of heroin from Bali island to their home country.

    Prosecutor Alopan Nainggolan told the Denpasar District Court on the resort island to pronounce the defendant guilty of drug trafficking and sentence him to death, reported the Antara news agency.

    Andrew and his eight compatriots, dubbed the "Bali nine" by Australian media, were arrested last April in separate raids at the Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali and at a hotel on Kuta beach area.

    Myuran Sukumaran, 24, the group leader, was also recommended Tuesday to get death sentence for "leading an international drug syndicate."

    The same court has heard prosecution demand of life jail term for four other suspects earlier this week.

    The Indonesian firing squad has executed three foreigners for drug trafficking in the last two years. Enditem