Alabama faces int criticism over nitrogen gas execution
Saturday, 27 January 2024 The White House is deeply troubled by the first-ever execution in the United States using nitrogen gas, carried out in Alabama on Kenneth Smith. The United Nations, European Union, and civil liberties groups expressed concern over the execution. Alabama's Attorney General Steve Marshall defended the execution and stated that there are more people, around 43 imprisoned, will receive nitrogen gas executions.
The UN condemns the execution of Kenneth Smith, who has become the first person in the United States to be executed using nitrogen asphyxiation. A spokesperson for the UN's Human Rights Commissioner..
Alabama is expected to move forward with the execution of a death row inmate later this month using nitrogen gas. 58-year-old Kenneth Smith is scheduled to be executed on January 25th.
Saturday, 27 January 2024
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