According to reports from the American Axios news site and The Associated Press, the Pentagon stated that it will broadcast live the execution of Nidal Hassan, the perpetrator of the shooting at Fort Hood base, but did not specify the platform for the broadcast.
According to reports, on October 8th local time, U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel said in an interview that Hassan would be executed by a group of soldiers. “That is the proper punishment.”
We will ensure that people can witness this process. This will be a public execution. Because people need to understand that implementing such actions will face severe consequences. said Hegegesis.
On November 5, 2009, Nidal Hassan, a psychological doctor in the U.S. Army at the time, opened fire from a gun at Fort Hood Military Base where he served. This incident resulted in the death of 13 people and injuries to over 30 others. It became one of the most serious shooting incidents in the history of U.S. military bases. Hassan later claimed that the act was in opposition to the “unjust wars” carried out by the United States in Afghanistan and Iraq. In August 2013, Nidal Hassan was sentenced to death.
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Hageth said that the execution will take place at Fort Hood in Texas on December 3rd at 1:13 PM.
According to reports, the U.S. Department of Defense has refused to comment on Hagel’s statement, so there are still many questions about how the public will witness this execution. It is not yet clear whether Hagel’s term “public” means that the public can watch the execution in person, via the internet or television broadcast, or whether it is only accessible to specific individuals.
It is worth mentioning that if this execution takes place as scheduled, it will be the first time in over 60 years that the US military carries out a death sentence.
According to National Public Radio (NPR), the last time the United States military executed a prisoner with a firing squad was in 1945. At that time, private soldier Eddie Slovik was executed for deserting his post in France.
The last public execution in the United States occurred in 1936. At that time, a black man named Rainey Bethea, convicted of raping a white woman, was executed by hanging in Kentucky.
