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| FDA says Nebraska can't legally import drug needed for lethal injections |
| By omaha.com- Joe Duggan and Paul Hammel |
| Published: 06/01/2015 |
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LINCOLN — A push to execute 10 condemned men despite the repeal of Nebraska’s death penalty was confronted with yet another hurdle Friday when a federal agency said the state cannot import a critical lethal injection drug. Gov. Pete Ricketts said he agrees with the attorney general that Nebraska should be able to execute its death row inmates upon receiving the drugs it recently bought from a broker in India. The state has already paid $54,400 to replace two lethal injection drugs that had expired. “Our plan is to proceed with the executions,” the governor said Friday during a press conference that marked the end of the 2015 legislative session. Read More. |
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