The Pentagon announced it will livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, marking the first military execution in over 65 years. The execution is set for December 3, 2026, and will be broadcast live, according to a Pentagon statement.
Pentagon officials confirmed the execution will be public, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stating it would be 'public'. The execution of Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, follows a 60-year gap since the last military execution in 1961.
The UN has raised concerns over the livestreaming of the execution, calling it a public execution that breaches the prohibition of torture. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that such broadcasts would constitute a form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
The decision has sparked bipartisan backlash, with some hard-right Republicans supporting the public nature of the execution, while others have condemned it as a violation of human rights.