The defense says life in a maximum security should be punishment enough.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Federal prosecutors Monday urged a Manhattan jury to vote for the death penalty in the case of a man convicted of running over and killing eight people along the West Side Highway bike path in October 2017.
If the jury votes unanimously to sentence Saipov to death after hearing testimony, the 35-year-old Uzbekistan native would be the first person executed in New York State since 1963. It would also be the first federal execution to take place under President Joe Biden's administration, despite campaign promises to abolish capital punishment in federal cases.
New York state does not have the death penalty. Death – which would take place by lethal injection – is only an option for the jury to consider because Saipov was convicted in federal court. Stern argued that Saipov was a victim of ISIS propaganda. He said the terrorist organization is known to recruit in Uzbekistan because the nation’s long repression of religious minorities makes it fertile ground for extremism. He said Saipov was an easy target for indoctrination.
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