A former lawyer for executed Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has denied being arrested in Indonesia after claiming the judges in the case wanted cash in exchange for a lighter sentence.

Sky News reported earlier that Bali-based lawyer Muhammad Rifan is facing charges related to making false statements without giving evidence.

But Mr Rifan has since declared the claims were false, and Sky News has since corrected its original report.

On Monday Mr Rifan alleged the judges in the Bali Nine case agreed to receiving $130,000 in exchange for sentencing Chan and Sukumaran to 20 years jail for drug smuggling.

"We met many times with the judges," Mr Rifan said.

"We were talking about how long the penalty would be. Even though this is prohibited between lawyers and a judge, this is the reality. It's normal."

But Mr Rifan said the deal fell apart just two weeks before the pair were due to be sentenced in early 2006, when the order allegedly came from senior legal and government officials in Indonesia to hand Chan and Sukumaran the death penalty.

The judges then asked for a lot more money, Mr Rifan said, which he did not have.

"I just explained to them how much we had and they said the risk was now too big for them and that ($130,000) was not enough."

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. (AAP) (AAP)

Mr Rifan said it was then he made a fatal mistake.

"I thought they were only joking. I thought they would return back to the 20 years if I didn't come up with more money."

On Wednesday morning Chan and Sukumaran were executed by firing squad.

One of the judges involved in the case, Wayan Yasa Abadi, denied in February there had been political interference or discussions about bribes.

"I can assure you there was none," Mr Abadi told Fairfax Media. "We protected ourselves from everybody. It was purely our decision."