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| Ashcroft OKs closed-circuit TV feed of McVeigh execution |
| By CNN |
| Published: 04/13/2001 |
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Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Thursday that survivors and families of victims of the Oklahoma City bombing will be allowed to view a televised closed-circuit feed of the execution of Timothy McVeigh. Ashcroft's decision followed a meeting with more than 100 survivors and family members Tuesday in Oklahoma City. 'It is a unique set of circumstances that confront us,' Ashcroft said. 'The Department of Justice must make special provisions to assist the needs of the survivors and victims' families in accordance with our responsibilities to carry out justice.' Ashcroft also announced that, despite many requests from the media, he would not allow any interviews with McVeigh. 'I want to restrict a mass murderer's access to the public podium,' he said. He said he does not want McVeigh to have a chance to speak out 'purchased with the blood of 168 innocent victims.' Many of the survivors made clear to the Ashcroft that they wish to witness the McVeigh execution -- if not in person, at least in a closed-circuit feed. The closed-circuit transmission, which Ashcroft said will be strictly secure, will be shown from a facility in Oklahoma City, which has yet to be determined. Ashcroft called the relatives and victims of the Oklahoma City bombing 'perhaps the largest group of crime victims in our history.' 'My time with these brave survivors changed me,' he said of his meetings with the families. |
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