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Andy Burnham has criticized an American plan to livestream the execution of convicted terrorist Nidal Hasan via a firing squad, calling it 'abhorrent.' The British Prime Minister's comments come after US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the live broadcast scheduled for December 3. Burnham stated his opposition during an appearance on Alastair Campbell’s podcast "The Rest is Politics," emphasizing that Britain should stand for its values without constant commentary on other countries' actions.
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Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted of murdering 13 and injuring over 30 at Fort Hood in 2009, is set for execution by firing squad on December 3, 2023 at 2 p.m. EST. Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced the decision, which President Donald Trump approved after a recommendation from War Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Pentagon plans to livestream the event, making it public and allowing people to understand "serious consequences" for such actions. Hasan, who shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, will be executed at Fort Hood by soldiers with rifles. Survivors like retired Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford intend to watch as a form of closure. The execution marks the first US military firing squad since 1945.
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Andy Burnham has risked the wrath of Donald Trump by condemning an 'abhorrent' US plan to livestream a firing squad for a terrorist.
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Burnham → risk → terrorist
The PM made clear his opposition to public executions after the announcement about the fate of former army major Nidal Hasan.
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opposition → make → Hasan
The Islamist extremist murdered 13 people on the Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009, opening fire on unarmed colleagues.
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extremist → murder → colleagues
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has confirmed the firing squad for Hasan will be broadcast live on December 3, saying people need to see there are 'serious consequences for these types of things'.
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It would be the first public execution in the US since 1937, when convicted murderer Roscoe Jackson was hanged in Missouri.
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However, doubts have been raised about whether the event will go ahead, with speculation it could be tied up in legal challenges for the rest of Trump's time in power.
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Andy Burnham made clear his opposition to public executions after the announcement about the fate of former army major Nidal Hasan
During his trial, Nidal Hasan told jurors he had 'switched sides' in what he called America's war with Islam
Last week Mr Trump ordered that Hasan be put to death by firing squad
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has confirmed the firing squad for Hasan will be broadcast live on December 3
Appearing on podcast The Rest is Politics, Mr Burnham was asked about the proposed execution and whether the UK should oppose it.
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'I certainly would never support that.
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I → support → that
So I'm happy to make my view clear,' Mr Burnham said.
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Pressed by presenter Alastair Campbell - who was Tony Blair's No10 spin chief - the PM said: 'It's something that I can't say I ever want to see anywhere in the world, Alastair.
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It's something that I find quite abhorrent in many ways.
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'But, you know, I only want to speak for what we will do, and why we will do it.'
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Mr Burnham expanded on his approach to dealing with disagreements about the actions of other countries.
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'You don't have to go around providing, you know, constant running commentary on everybody else,' he said.
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'Just be clear about what we stand for, what we believe is right and wrong.
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Let Britain stand for something in a world that seems to change every day.
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Hasan walked into a medical readiness building on the base in November 2009 carrying two guns and several magazines of ammunition.
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He shouted 'Allahu Akbar', Arabic for 'God is great', and opened fire on soldiers awaiting medical tests and vaccines.
The mass shooting, which killed 13 and left 32 wounded, was the deadliest attack on a domestic military installation in US history.
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Hasan was shot and paralysed from the waist down in the resulting gunfire and was sentenced to death in 2013.
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Shocked US military personnel trying to reach friends and family outside Fort Hood on November 5, 2009, Killeen, Texas
Nidal Hasan (pictured), the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people and wounded over 30 in a mass shooting at Fort Hood is set to face death by firing squad in December
Hasan said he launched the terror attack at Fort Hood because he was angry American troops were deployed to Afghanistan and wanted to protect Islamic and Taliban leaders.
Last week Mr Trump ordered that Hasan be put to death by firing squad.
And Mr Hegseth said: 'We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public, because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things.'
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people → try → things
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