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Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed
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THE BRIEF
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of former US Army major Nidal Hasan by firing squad on December 3 will be livestreamed.
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Hasan was convicted of fatally shooting 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, marking the first military execution in over 60 years.
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The UN human rights office and legal experts criticized the plan as unprecedented and potentially violating prohibitions against torture, while legal appeals remain pending.