‘Barbaric’: US lawmakers condemn plan to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution
Summary
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people, will be livestreamed. Many U.S. lawmakers from both parties have criticized the plan, saying it is inappropriate to make the execution public.Key Facts
- Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people.
- President Donald Trump approved Hasan’s execution by firing squad scheduled for December 3.
- Secretary Hegseth said the execution would be livestreamed at the exact time of the original shooting.
- Lawmakers from both parties called the livestream decision “disgusting” and compared it to actions by dictatorships or terrorist groups.
- Some Republicans support the execution but oppose livestreaming it as a public event.
- Vice President JD Vance said he would not watch the livestream and expressed skepticism about whether it would happen.
- Military policy restricts execution witnesses to adults and certain people like victims’ families and the prisoner’s lawyer.
- Critics argue that livestreaming the execution distracts from justice and harms America’s values and security.
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