Friday, October 09, 2026

Firing Squad Execution Will Be Livestreamed to the Public, Says US Defence Secretary | BBC News

Oct 9, 2026 | 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. It is believed to be the first public execution in the US in almost a century.

Nidal Hasan, who shot dead 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood army base in 2009, is expected to be executed on 3 December.

"People need to understand that there's [sic] serious consequences for these types of things," said Hegseth.

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.




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