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The US wants to livestream a firing squad execution. Is that legal? | BBC News

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The US wants to livestream a firing squad execution. Is that legal? | BBC News
The US wants to livestream a firing squad execution. Is that legal? | BBC News. The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. Nidal Hasan shot dead 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009. It is believed it would be the first public execution in the US in almost a century. In this video… 01:04 – What did Pete Hegseth say? 01:55 – Who is Nidal Hasan and what did he do 02:58 – Reaction from UN to plan 03:37 – Reaction from a shooting survivor 04:33 – How would the livestream work? 06:25 – Is it legal? What legal hurdles are there 07:31 – Could Hasan appeal? 08:28 – Public executions worldwide 08:57 – Firing squad executions worldwide 09:43 – The last US public and firing squad executions #NidalHasan #Execution #FiringSquad #US #BBCNews Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews

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