'Abhorrent' Pentagon plan to livestream Fort Hood killer's execution amounts to torture, says UN
The Pentagon's plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan remains uncertain as conflicting reports emerge from the White House and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. While President Trump has expressed support for the death penalty, the administration is facing significant pressure from international and domestic critics to reconsider the public nature of the event.
Why it matters
This highlights internal administration friction and the significant diplomatic and moral backlash surrounding the potential normalization of public executions in the U.S.
The US government says Nidal Hasan's death by firing squad will be live streamed. ( AFP: Bell Country Sherriff's Department )
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has cast doubt over whether a convicted killer's execution will be live streamed as he said it would.
Human rights groups and politicians have condemned the plan.
Amnesty International Australia is urging Anthony Albanese to raise the issue with Washington.
Link copied Share Share article US Vice-President JD Vance has cast doubt over whether the Pentagon will live stream the execution of a former US Army psychiatrist convicted of a deadly shooting at Fort Hood in 2009
However, a White House official has said US President Donald Trump "doesn't oppose the idea".
Talking to reporters in Cincinnati, Mr Vance said he did not know if the Nidal Hasan execution would be shown publicly, as he had previously said .
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