A first in the US army after 81 years: His execution will be broadcast live!

The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the armed attack at the Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009, will be executed on December 3, 2026.

According to the American media, the execution will be carried out by firing squad and will be broadcast live on the internet.

Hasan, a 56-year-old former military psychiatrist, will thus become the first person executed by firing squad by the US army since 1945.

"PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WATCH THE EXECUTION"

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had previously announced that he wanted Hasan's execution to be carried out publicly.

Hegseth described it as the right decision to carry out the execution at the military base where the attack was carried out and said:

"We will make sure that people can watch this event and that the execution is open to the public. Because people need to understand that such actions have severe consequences."

HE WAS CONVINCED OF 45 CRIMES

Nidal Hasan killed 13 people in an armed attack at the health facility of the Fort Hood military base in central Texas in November 2009.

The military court convicted Hasan of 45 crimes, including intentional murder and attempted intentional murder, and sentenced him to death in August 2013.

The attack took place a few weeks before Hasan was deployed to Afghanistan.

Hasan, who was shot by the police during his detention, suffered partial paralysis and became wheelchair-bound.

TRUMP APPROVED THE DECISION

According to US military law, presidential approval is required for death sentences to be carried out.

According to the Pentagon's statement, US President Donald Trump approved the execution of Hasan by firing squad upon the recommendation of Defense Secretary Hegseth.

According to data from the Death Penalty Information Center, the last known executions carried out by the US military by firing squad were in 1945.

The decision to broadcast Hasan's execution live has revived the debate about the way the death penalty is implemented in the USA.