‘Barbaric’ firing squad livestream ordered by Pete Hegseth – The Latest

“野蛮行刑队现场直播由皮特·赫格塞特下令——最新动态”

Today in Focus

2026-10-10

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The execution of a former US army psychiatrist by firing squad is to be livestreamed after Pete Hegseth said it would be a public event. Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death after killing 13 people at a military base in Texas in 2009. There has been widespread condemnation of the decision, including from the UN which said it would ‘amount to torture’. Lucy Hough speaks to US academic and capital punishment specialist Austin Sarat, the author of Life After Death: Surviving Execution – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • I would say it is beneath the dignity of the country in which I live.

  • It's barbaric.

  • He's going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be.

  • And we'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public.

  • My fear is a military firing squad with live stream sends a signal.

  • And that signal is whatever it is that this country stood for and embodied.

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  • Well, this has been a very grim and shocking story to end the week on.

  • Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defense, has ordered a military execution which will be live streamed.

  • Austin Sarrett, you are a US academic specialised in capital punishment.

  • Has there been any precedent for something like this before?

  • The live streaming aspect is particularly shocking.