‘Barbaric’: firing squad livestream ordered by Pete Hegseth
- Posted on October 9, 2026
- By The Guardian
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‘Barbaric’: firing squad livestream ordered by Pete Hegseth
The execution of a former US army psychiatrist by firing squad will be livestreamed after Pete Hegseth promised it would be a public event. The UN has said the execution would “amount to torture.” Lucy Hough speaks to US academic and capital punishment specialist Austin Sarat
