Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
The US Pentagon has announced that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed to the public. This decision has sparked significant controversy, with critics and human rights organizations questioning the ethics and legality of broadcasting a state-sanctioned execution.
Why it matters
This marks a potential shift in US penal policy, representing the first public execution in nearly a century and raising major legal and human rights concerns.
Figure caption, Listen: 'I played dead', Fort Hood survivor Alonzo Lunsford who was shot seven times tells BBC's Today
The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said.
A Defense Department official told the BBC the execution of Nidal Hasan, who shot dead 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, would be livestreamed.
It is believed it would be the first public execution in the US in almost a century. The decision to livestream it is "unprecedented in the modern era" and "on uncertain legal terrain," said John Mills, a lawyer who works with inmates sentenced to death.
"People need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things," said Hegseth.
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