Hegseth Says Execution of Fort Hood Shooter by Firing Squad Will Be Public
A Pentagon official told Al Jazeera that the execution of former US Army Major Nidal Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood attack, would be livestreamed.
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that the planned execution by firing squad of former US Army Major Nidal Hasan, convicted over the 2009 shooting attack at Fort Hood, will be carried out publicly. A Pentagon official told Al Jazeera that the execution would be livestreamed, according to the report.
Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was convicted by a military court of carrying out the 2009 attack at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, one of the deadliest shootings ever to occur on a US military installation. He was sentenced to death following his conviction, though the case has moved through a lengthy military appeals process in the years since.
An Unusual Decision on Execution Format
Military executions in the United States are rare, and the decision to make the proceeding public and to livestream it would mark a significant departure from standard practice, which has historically kept such executions closed to all but a small number of officials and witnesses. The report did not specify further logistical details, including the exact venue, timing or the scope of the planned broadcast.
The announcement is likely to reignite debate over the death penalty within the military justice system and over the appropriateness of broadcasting an execution publicly. Neither the Pentagon's broader rationale for the decision nor any response from Hasan's legal representatives was detailed in the available reporting.
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- Hegseth says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be ‘public’ — Al Jazeera — All
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