PoliticsThe US wants to livestream a firing squad execution. Is it legal?

Name: The US wants to livestream a firing squad execution. Is it legal?
Uploaded: 2026-10-09T19:45:12.000Z
Description: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the public will be able to watch the firing-squad execution of former US Army major Nidal Hasan. Hasan shot dead 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009; the execution is believed to be the first public one in the US in almost a century.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the public will be able to watch the firing-squad execution of former US Army major Nidal Hasan. Hasan shot dead 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009; the execution is believed to be the first public one in the US in almost a century.

BBC News 2026-10-09 19:45