Seventy-two retired US officers have urged the Pentagon to cancel the proposed livestream of Nidal Hasan’s execution, describing the plan as “barbaric” in a letter to the department.
The former officers warned that broadcasting the execution would harm the standing of the US military and the country. Their letter said the livestream would “taint the honor of the military that employs it, and a nation that allows it”.
The appeal places the retired officers in opposition to the proposed public broadcast of the execution. The supplied information does not give details of when or where the execution is due to take place, or explain the Pentagon’s response to the letter.
The latest known position is that the group is calling for the livestream to be cancelled. No further details about the proposal or any decision by the Pentagon are provided.
