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Pentagon approves live-streaming of military firing squad execution

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Pentagon approves live-streaming of military firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter. The execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will be the first by the US military since 1961 and the first by firing squad since World War II.

The execution is scheduled for December 3 and will be live-streamed, according to a Pentagon official. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the decision in a X post, stating the execution will be public to show the seriousness of the crime.

The execution follows a botched lethal injection in Tennessee and comes amid debate over the death penalty. Experts say it is unprecedented to livestream a legal execution, though the Pentagon has not commented on whether President Trump supported the livestreaming.

Legal experts suggest the Supreme Court has not addressed whether executions should be public, and that Hasan would need to sue to block the broadcast.

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  1. daily-maverick — US to livestream Army firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says ·
  2. straits-times — US military to live-stream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter ·
  3. le-monde — Pentagon chief says execution of military base shooter to be 'public' ·

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