Australian Greens call for ‘barbaric’ US execution live stream to be blocked
Federal government urged to prevent Australians from viewing planned broadcast of Fort Hood mass murderer Nidal Hasan’s execution Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates The Australian government should block the “barbaric” broadcast or live stream of a US military execution, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says,…
The Australian Greens have called for the Australian government to block or prevent the live streaming of the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a US military mass murderer, which is scheduled to take place on December 3rd. Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has described the planned broadcast as "barbaric" and has urged the federal government to take action.
However, the government's ability to restrict access to the execution, which will be carried out by the US military and broadcast by an ally, is uncertain. The Australian government has received warnings from its communications department to act responsibly in reporting on the execution, but the extent of its ability to intervene is unclear.
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