Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
- Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle set the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan for 1 p.m. Central on December 3 at Fort Hood, with the Pentagon confirming on Thursday that the firing squad execution will be livestreamed.
- Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was convicted in 2013 for the November 5, 2009 mass shooting at the Texas base that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others, marking the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first by firing squad since 1945.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the firing squad as a 'no-brainer,' stating the public should witness the execution so "people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things," framing the 2009 attack as a radical Islamist strike.
- For the 13 victims' families and survivors, the approaching execution prompts complex reactions; some plan to attend, while others like Leila Hunt Willingham seek closure through faith rather than witnessing the event.
- Pentagon officials confirmed the livestream will proceed, though specific platform details remain pending, while legal experts warn Hasan could file a habeas petition in civilian court to challenge his sentence, potentially delaying the December 3 execution.
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Nidal Malik Hasan had killed 13 people in 2009 on a Texas military base. "We will make sure that people are able to look at him," said Pentagon leader Pete Hegseth.
U.S. to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says
Former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan is set to become the first person executed by firing squad by the U.S. military since 1945, amid renewed debate over capital punishment following a botched lethal injection in Tennessee last week
The U.S. Army announced the live broadcast of the execution of the author of a killing that killed 13 people in Texas in 2009. "People need to understand that such acts have serious consequences," said Pete Hegseth.
US plans its first military execution since 1961, by firing squad and livestreamed
The Pentagon will livestream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the military psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, scheduled for December 3. It will be the first execution carried out by the US armed forces since 1961, the first by firing squad since 1945 and the first publicly broadcast in the country’s history.
The Pentagon Will Livestream Nidal Hasan's Firing-Squad Execution In December
The Pentagon plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's firing-squad execution at Fort Hood, potentially the US military's first execution since 1961. The post The Pentagon Will Livestream Nidal Hasan’s Firing-Squad Execution In December appeared first on 2oceansvibe News | South African and international news.
Nidal Hasan's execution, scheduled for December 3, will be the first by the US military in 65 years.
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