Trump Approves Firing-Squad Execution of Army Major Nidal Hasan
US President Donald Trump has approved the military’s execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, an American of Palestinian origin sentenced to death for killing US soldiers at a military base.
Hasan, an Army major and doctor, received the death sentence in 2013. Trump’s approval concerns carrying out that existing sentence.
The execution is to be conducted by firing squad. No execution date was provided in the announcement.
The case stems from the killing of American service members on a military installation. Details of the arrangements for carrying out the sentence were not provided.
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