Summary
The Pentagon announced it will livestream the execution by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan, a soldier who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. This will be the first time the US broadcasts a military execution, raising legal concerns and debates about its public nature.Key Facts
- Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 at Fort Hood in 2009.
- Hasan was convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of murder in a military trial and sentenced to death.
- President Donald Trump approved the method of execution—a firing squad.
- The execution is scheduled for December 3 at 1 p.m. local time at Fort Hood.
- The Pentagon plans to livestream the execution, which is unprecedented in US military history.
- Experts and human rights groups worry livestreaming may break US and international laws and could expose minors to harmful content.
- The US military rarely executes people; the last execution was in 1961, and the last firing squad was used in 1945.
- The US follows international rules that limit the death penalty to very serious crimes and prohibit cruel or degrading punishment.
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