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Pentagon plans to livestream a firing squad execution
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to broadcast online the execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, according to El País US, which reported it on its Instagram account on October 8, 2026. The measure contemplates showing a firing squad execution live, a practice that is uncommon in the penal systems of Western countries.
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to broadcast online the execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, according to El País US, which reported it on its Instagram account on October 8, 2026. The measure contemplates showing a firing squad execution live, a practice that is uncommon in the penal systems of Western countries.
The execution is scheduled for December 3. The condemned man, Nidal Malik Hasan, was found responsible for the deaths of thirteen people in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base, in the state of Texas, in 2009.
The Pentagon's decision to broadcast the procedure opens a debate over the public exposure of capital punishment and the standards of transparency in judicial and military proceedings in the United States. So far, defense institutions have not detailed the exact technology platform they will use for the broadcast or the access protocols for the general public.