President Donald Trump said Thursday Nidal Malik Hasan’s Dec. 3 execution would proceed without a livestream, reversing the planned public broadcast of the U.S. military execution.
The Independent reported that Trump announced the decision on Truth Social. Trump said a livestream’s deterrent value would come from showing people worldwide how the United States deals with terrorists. He also cited people who preferred not to watch the execution. Trump said victims’ immediate families could attend in person.
The Independent said Hasan remained scheduled for execution by firing squad. It reported that 13 people died and 32 were wounded when Hasan opened fire at Fort Hood in 2009, ahead of a planned deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army records show a military jury convicted Hasan of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder.
Hasan received a death sentence in 2013, and Trump approved his execution earlier this month, The Independent reported. The outlet said the Uniform Code of Military Justice requires presidential approval to carry out a military death sentence.
