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McVeigh attorney 'not happy' with execution setup

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TULSA, Oklahoma (CNN) -- The attorney for Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh said Thursday he is "not happy about any of it," referring to announced details of the execution of his client scheduled for May 16 at the federal penitentiary at Terre Haute, Indiana.

Rob Nigh was responding to the announcement by Attorney General John Ashcroft earlier Thursday that families of the victims will be able to see the execution via closed-circuit television in Oklahoma City.

Ashcroft also announced that 10 people, instead of the usual eight, will be allowed to watch the execution at the Terre Haute prison.

"I'll be meeting with the warden on Monday in which details will be discussed," Nigh told CNN.

"On Tuesday, I'll meet with Tim," Nigh said.

Nigh is opposed to capital punishment and said he was unable to change McVeigh's mind about pursuing further appeals.

"My efforts to stop it [the execution], to convince Tim to move forward with his appeals, did not work," Nigh told CNN.

McVeigh's attorney said he is not aware of any interviews his client may intend to conduct. Ashcroft said Thursday that McVeigh will be limited to conducting any final interviews with reporters over the telephone.

Aside from himself, Nigh said he is not yet able to disclose anyone else his client has chosen to be among the witnesses he is allowed to have attend his execution.

One of the authors of McVeigh's biography -- Buffalo News reporter Lou Michel -- has told CNN that McVeigh asked him to be one of his designated witnesses.

"As far as I know, no family members will be there," Nigh said. He said he knows of no plans for immediate members of McVeigh's family to visit him in the days before the execution.

Nigh also said he knows of no spiritual adviser who has been in contact with McVeigh. Ashcroft said McVeigh would be permitted to have a spiritual adviser present as a witness to the execution.

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