A first in the USA after 80 years! He will be shot

US President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of former Army Major and psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009. Hasan's execution by this method will be a first in the US army since 1945.

TRUMP'S APPROVAL TO EXECUTE BY SHOOTING

Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell announced that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested that Hasan be executed by a US Army firing squad, and Trump approved this suggestion.

Parnell, in his post on his X account, said, "The time and place of the execution will be determined by the US Secretary of the Army. The day of reckoning has finally come for Hasan." he said.

The date and location of the execution have not yet been announced.

KILLED 13 PEOPLE, INJURED 32 PEOPLE IN FORT HOOD

Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire at a military facility at Fort Hood in Texas on November 5, 2009.

13 people died and 32 people were injured in the attack. 12 of the dead were active duty soldiers and one was a retired soldier. Hasan was shot by the police during the incident and was left partially paralyzed.

Before the attack, Hasan opposed US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He argued at the hearing that he carried out the attack in retaliation for the US's wars in the Muslim world. It was also brought up during the court process that Hasan communicated with Al Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki over the internet.

HE WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN 2013

In 2013, a military jury convicted Hasan of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder and sentenced him to death.

Hasan took over his own defense at the hearing. However, he did not testify and did not call any witnesses. Court-appointed defense lawyers expressed concern that Hasan sought execution.

The approval of the US president was required for Hasan's death penalty to be implemented. With Trump's decision, one of the important stages of the execution process has been completed. However, it is possible that the process will take longer due to Hasan's legal recourse.

IT WILL BE THE FIRST EXECUTION IN THE US ARMY SINCE 1961

If Hasan's execution takes place, it will be the first execution by the US military since 1961. The last execution by the US military was in 1961, when Private John Bennett was hanged.

The last known US military execution by firing squad was in 1945. Private Eddie Slovik, convicted of desertion during World War II, was executed by firing squad.