Australia will do 'anything we can' to stop US execution being shown online: Alb...
Nidal Hasan's execution -- scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, where he gunned down 13 people in 2009 -- is set to be the first by a US military firing squad since 1945.
Australia is actively seeking ways to prevent the execution of Nidal Hasan from being streamed online, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared on Tuesday. Hasan, who carried out a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 that left 13 people dead, is set to be the first US military prisoner executed by a firing squad since 1945. The Pentagon revealed plans for a live stream of the execution, prompting Australia's prime minister to express his moral objection to the event, especially if children could potentially view it.
However, Australia's internet regulator does not possess the authority to block the execution from being broadcast online. Despite this limitation, Albanese assured that his government would convey to social media platforms that such content has no place in their country. The proposal has been met with widespread disapproval, both domestically and internationally, with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemning it as a public execution and a breach of the prohibition against torture.
Both political parties in Australia have united in their opposition, with even far-right lawmaker Barnaby Joyce and Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young voicing their disapproval.
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