Trump approves execution of Nidal Hasan for 2009 Fort Hood massacre
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- US President Donald Trump has approved the death sentence by firing squad for Nidal Hasan, the former army major responsible for the 2009 massacre at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, in which 13 people died and 32 others were injured.
- The announcement was made by Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, who reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has recommended the execution and that he will determine the date, time and location.
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Why It Matters
Nidal Hasan, a former US military psychiatrist of Palestinian origins, opened fire on November 5, 2009 at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, killing 13 people and wounding 32. Hasan claimed the attack as an act of defending Islamic rebels abroad from US aggression. He was sentenced to death by a military jury after giving up his defense during the trial.
The White House number one has given the green light to the death sentence of Nidal Hasan, perpetrator of the 2009 massacre in which 13 people died and 32 others were injured. A former military psychiatrist, Hasan had claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming he had acted to defend Islamic rebels abroad from US aggression
United States President Donald Trump has approved the shooting of Nidal Hasan, the former army major sentenced to death for the 2009 massacre at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. 13 people died in the attack and 32 others were injured. Hasan had been found guilty by a military jury following a court-martial trial in which the accused had given up his defense. According to reports from the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended execution by US Army firing squad, a decision later approved by Trump.
The Pentagon's announcement
The green light was given by Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell. “Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recommended, and Donald Trump endorsed, the death sentence by firing squad by a U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, who shouted Allah Akbar during the attack,” Parnell said. The same spokesperson specified that Hegseth will establish the date, time and place of the execution, adding that "the day of judgment for Hasan has finally arrived".
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The Fort Hood massacre
On November 5, 2009, Hasan opened fire inside the Fort Hood base on soldiers awaiting their final medical visits before leaving for missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the 13 victims there was also a pregnant soldier who threw herself on the ground begging for her unborn child to be spared. The shooting ended only when Hasan was shot in the back by a soldier who had responded to the fire. The former major was left paralyzed from the waist down. The former psychiatrist, a Muslim of Palestinian origins, said he had acted to protect Islamic rebels abroad from US aggression.
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Nidal Hasan's execution will be carried out within the next 6 months
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Open Questions
- When will the execution take place?
- Where will the shooting take place?
- How will the families of the victims react to the execution?
- Will there be legal appeals against Trump's decision?
