Death penalty: US circles: Livestream to show military execution
At the beginning of December, the US wants to carry out a military execution for the first time in more than 60 years. It should be public, says the US Secretary of Defense. Now more details are becoming known.
The execution of Nidal Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist convicted of murdering 13 people and injuring 32 others at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009, is scheduled for December 3 at the same military base. The execution, which was approved by President Donald Trump, will be carried out by a firing squad and will be livestreamed, according to a Pentagon official.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the public will be able to observe the execution, adding that people need to understand that such actions have severe consequences. If carried out, it would be the first US military execution in over 60 years.
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