Politics · Australia · 2 hrs ago
Greens seek to block US execution livestream from being viewed in Australia
The Greens want the Australian government to block a planned livestream of a US execution from being viewed in Australia.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the public would be able to watch the firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan on 3 December.
Hasan was identified as the Fort Hood shooter.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young wrote to the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, and Communications Minister Anika Wells to seek assurances that the stream would not be shown.
She suggested digital platforms could face large fines if they showed it or failed to take steps to block it later.
Hanson-Young said she considered the stream shocking and barbaric, and that Australians did not want it on their screens.
The government has not yet said what action it will take.
The Greens are urging the Australian government to prevent a livestream of a US firing squad execution from being viewed in Australia.
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young wrote to the eSafety commissioner and communications minister seeking assurances that the stream would be blocked.
The execution is scheduled for 3 December, according to the article.
Hanson-Young said digital platforms could face large fines if they showed the stream or failed to take steps to block it.
- Who
- The Greens, led on this issue by Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, are seeking action from the Australian government.
- What
- They want a livestream of a US execution blocked from being viewed in Australia.
- When
- The execution is scheduled for 3 December; the year is not stated.
- Where
- The execution is in the United States, and the proposed block would apply in Australia.
- Why
- Hanson-Young described the stream as shocking and barbaric and said Australians do not want it on their screens.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I think this is incredibly shocking and barbaric, and Australians don’t want this on our screens.
US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth said the public would be able to watch the execution on 3 December.
The execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan is scheduled to take place.
- Execution method
- Firing squad
- Person due to be executed
- Nidal Malik Hasan, described as the Fort Hood shooter
- Scheduled date
- 3 December
- Greens senator
- Sarah Hanson-Young
- Officials contacted
- eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant and communications minister Anika Wells
Sources
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