“Barbaric” plan to execute an American serviceman by firing squad has sparked global condemnation, The Guardian writes.

Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 fellow service members at a base in Texas in 2009, is set to be executed on December 3. The last execution by this method in the U.S. Armed Forces was carried out on January 31, 1945; the private was convicted of desertion in France.

The execution will be shown live, Pete Hegseth said. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned that broadcasting the killing would be considered a public execution and “violates the absolute prohibition on torture.” Hillary Clinton called the idea “barbaric,” while Iranian-American Democrat Yassamin Ansari accused Trump of acting like a dictator. British politicians called the situation “concerning.”

The media had previously attempted to broadcast executions in the United States, but courts blocked them. The Guardian’s experts noted that no other country broadcasts legal executions live.

❗️Earlier, JD Vance refused to watch the live broadcast of the American serviceman’s execution but did not condemn the administration’s decision.

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