WorldPublished: 9 October 2026 at 04:27

US Defense Department plans to broadcast live the firing-squad execution of a former army psychiatrist

The US Department of Defense plans to broadcast live the execution by shooting of former army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan. Ukrainian outlet Pravda says it would be the first such execution of a US service member since World War II.

The US Department of Defense plans to broadcast live the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist. The sentence is to be carried out by firing squad.

In 2009, Hasan carried out a shooting at the Fort Hood military base in the United States. He was sentenced to death for the attack.

The Ukrainian news site Pravda reports that this would be the first time since World War II that the United States executes a service member by shooting. The outlet also says the procedure is to be shown live.

The source gives no further details, such as the date of the execution or how the broadcast would be organised.

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