By Tracy Connor
NBC News
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Corrections will not say who is testing cloudy execution drugs that have brought lethal injections to a halt in the state, citing a recent law that cloaks the process in anonymity.
The statute, which was been upheld by the state’s highest court, does not specifically mention testing, but the state attorney general’s office says it provides blanket confidentiality to “any person or entity to who participates in or administers the execution of a death sentence.”
The pentobarbital that George intended to use in the execution of Kelly Gissendaner on Monday was obtained from an unknown specialty pharmacy. The procedure was called off at the last minute when officials noticed the solution appeared “cloudy,” even though it had been tested and approved for use earlier in the week.
Full story: Georgia Keeps Testing of Cloudy Drugs for Kelly Gissendaner Execution Secret