United States President Donald Trump has approved the death by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former army officer convicted of carrying out a 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, an army base in Texas. The move, if it proceeds, will revive executions in the army, which has not carried one out since 1961. Death sentences, as well as executions in the US military, are rare and require presidential approval. Under the army’s code of military justice, premeditated murder does carry the death penalty, but the process is often strict and prolonged. However, the Trump administration has shown more willingness to seek death penalties for serious crimes, including against civilians.
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