Fort Hood attacker’s execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. An official from the Defense Department told the BBC the execution of Nidal Hasan, who fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, would be livestreamed. The [...] The post Fort Hood attacker’s execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon…
The murder of 13 soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009 led to US Army Major Nidal Hasan being sentenced to death. The Pentagon announced it would execute Hasan by firing squad, marking the first such execution in the US military in over 60 years. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be livestreamed to promote transparency and ensure people understand the consequences of such actions.
The execution is set to take place at Fort Hood in Texas on December 3, 2021, and will be the first military firing squad execution since World War Two. However, legal experts like John Mills, a lawyer representing death row inmates, argue that a public execution is unprecedented and likely to be challenged in court.
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