Pentagon Chief Announces Public Execution of Nidal Hasan
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted for the 2009 shooting at Fort Hood that resulted in 13 deaths, will be conducted by a firing squad and will be public. This announcement was made in a video shared by the Pentagon.
Hegseth emphasized the need for public awareness regarding the serious consequences of such actions. The Pentagon confirmed that President Donald Trump approved Hasan's execution, which is set to be the first carried out by the US military since 1961.
Hasan was sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013 for the Al-Qaeda inspired attack, which left 12 soldiers dead and 30 wounded. He had previously communicated with radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and was opposed to US military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A Pentagon spokesperson referred inquiries about the execution's public nature back to the Pentagon.
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