Pentagon to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
Summary
The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, a former army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, will be livestreamed, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be 'public'. The Pentagon has confirmed that it will be livestreamed to the public on December 3, the Birmingham Mail reports, and Hegseth, who wants to 'make sure that people are able to watch', called the decision a 'no brainer'. According to The Independent, it would be the first public exhibition of the death penalty in the U.S. in 90 years, and the plan was described as a 'spectacle of cruelty', i News reported. Phillipson said the public execution of the US army major by firing squad was 'disturbing'.
Latest: Hegseth called the decision to livestream the execution a 'no brainer', and Phillipson said the public execution by firing squad was 'disturbing'.
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How it unfolded
Friday 9 October
Hegseth called the decision to livestream the execution a 'no brainer', and Phillipson said the public execution by firing squad was 'disturbing'.
- 08:30The IndependentPublic execution of US army major by firing squad ‘disturbing’ – Phillipson
- 08:25Evening StandardPublic execution of US army major by firing squad ‘disturbing’ – Phillipson
- 06:08The IndependentAre public executions legal in the US? Hegseth announces plan to livestream firing squad
- 04:48Liverpool EchoPentagon confirms mass shooter's firing squad execution to be 'livestreamed to public'
- 04:27Birmingham MailDeath Row inmate's execution to be 'livestreamed' by Pentagon
- 04:24The IndependentWhy Trump has ordered the first firing squad execution in decades
- 02:14EuronewsUS military will livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
- 01:54The IndependentLivestreaming first firing squad execution in decades ‘no brainer’, Hegseth says
Thursday 8 October
The Pentagon said the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be 'public'.
- 22:31i NewsHegseth’s plan to livestream firing squad execution a ‘spectacle of cruelty’
- 19:31Manchester Evening NewsFort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan firing squad execution to be livestreamed to public by Pentago
- 17:46The GuardianHegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be a public event
- 17:44The IndependentHegseth says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
- 17:44The IndependentFiring squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
- 17:15The IndependentPentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed