Donald Trump calls off planned live stream of firing squad execution
US President Donald Trump has canceled plans to live stream the military execution of Nidal Hasan, citing public backlash. While the execution will proceed on December 3, the public will not be permitted to view the event online.
Why it matters
The decision highlights the ethical debate surrounding the public broadcast of state-sanctioned executions and the influence of public opinion on government policy.
US President Donald Trump has scrapped plans to live stream the execution of a man by military firing squad. ( Reuters: Eric Lee )
Donald Trump says the Pentagon's plans to live stream a firing squad execution will not go ahead.
Nidal Hasan is set to be executed on December 3 for a deadly mass shooting in 2009 that killed 13 soldiers.
Plans to live stream the execution prompted outrage in the US and beyond, including in Australia.
Link copied Share Share article US President Donald Trump says the execution of former US army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan by firing squad will not be live streamed.
The decision came after intense backlash to the announcement that the execution would be shown online.
Hasan killed 13 US army soldiers and injured another 32 during a shooting at a Texas military base in 2009.
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