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Australia Says U.S. Plans to Livestream Execution ‘Absolutely Disgusting’
Australia says the broadcast would expose teenagers to violent imagery as the United States prepares to execute Nidal Hasan by firing squad.
- The Albanese government objects to the potential US plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, stating Australians 'rightly expect that the content won't appear on their screens.'
- US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth vowed last week to execute Hasan by 'a firing squad of soldiers' on December 3, with President Donald Trump backing the broadcast, which would be the first in US history.
- Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young and One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce condemned the plan as 'incredibly shocking and barbaric,' while Amnesty International Australia strategy and advocacy manager Kyinzom Dhongdue called it 'deeply disturbing.'
- ESafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant acknowledged the agency cannot 'proactively prevent' the livestream, while Liberal frontbencher Tim Wilson warned banning content could amount to a 'censorship ban on the internet.'
- Officials noted Trump 'has indicated a final decision has not been made' regarding the broadcast, as Australia maintains a 'longstanding bipartisan position' opposing capital punishment for all people in all circumstances.
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Australia will do 'anything we can' to stop US execution being shown online: Albanese - Americas
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·Jakarta, Indonesia
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