In the U.S., there are concerns that live broadcasts of executions could stimulate extremism... The Minister of State dismissed

Republican lawmakers also urge reconsideration... “This is what terrorists and dictators do.”

Billions of people, including children, may be indiscriminately exposed to scenes of public executions.

(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Baek Na-ri = U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin defended the Pentagon's controversial policy of live-broadcasting the execution of the military base shooter on the 11th (local time).

In an interview with CBS that day, Minister Mullin dismissed concerns that live broadcasting the firing squad of Nidal Hassan, a Muslim believer who was sentenced to death for a shooting at a military base, could encourage extremists or turn Hassan into a martyr.

"At this point, I don't think the risk will increase," he said. "I think the public needs to understand that anyone who attacks the United States will be punished appropriately."

Secretary Mullen said, “No one should have to watch (the live broadcast) in person,” and insisted, “President Donald Trump is doing a great job and restoring American values.”

In the United States, controversy is spreading over whether it is legal to broadcast Hassan's execution live. Concerns are growing that if live broadcasting is enforced, it could be used as a means of provoking Islamic extremists to increase their power and lead to attacks on the U.S. mainland or U.S. citizens.

In particular, voices calling for reconsideration are continuing, even within the Republican Party.

Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said, "There is no reason for any execution, including this one, to be broadcast live," and criticized, "This is something terrorists or dictators would do, not something that would happen in the United States."

Senator Kevin Cramer (North Dakota) of the same party also pointed out that live broadcasting of executions could fuel the spread of radicalism.

Although the method of live broadcasting the execution has not been determined, there are concerns that no matter how it is broadcast live, the video may spread online, exposing billions of viewers, including children, without protection.

President Trump says he will make the final decision on whether to broadcast it live. President Trump said it was appropriate to execute Hassan by firing squad, but did not clearly state whether he supported live broadcasting.

Even if the intention was to unite the conservative camp through the image of resolute law enforcement, it appears that they took into account the fact that the indiscriminate spread of scenes of executions could cause repercussions that would be difficult to handle.

Hassan opened fire while working at Hood Base in Texas in November 2009, killing 13 soldiers and civilians and wounding 32. If Hassan's execution is broadcast live, it will be the first time that U.S. authorities show an execution to the public in real time.