The Pentagon said Thursday it plans to livestream the scheduled execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. The Army announced that Hasan’s execution by firing squad is set for Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, Texas. President Donald Trump approved the execution. Pentagon officials said further details about the livestream would be released later. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had described the execution as “public” in an interview Wednesday, saying people would be able to watch. The Pentagon’s clarification that it would be broadcast online has intensified debate over the government’s role in making an execution a public event. Legal scholars and capital-punishment experts cited concerns about the dignity and privacy of the person being executed, as well as questions about who would be allowed to view the broadcast and what purpose the administration intends it to serve. Elisabeth Semel, co-director of the Death Penalty Clinic at UC Berkeley Law, said the government’s decision to initiate an execution broadcast raises questions about its motivation. “I don’t recall a situation in which it was instigated by the government,” she said. Other experts said public access could make the realities of capital punishment more visible. Fordham University law professor Deborah Denno said a livestream might increase transparency, particularly amid renewed scrutiny of execution procedures following a botched lethal injection in Tennessee. Hasan may seek a civilian court review of the legality of his detention, a step that could delay the execution, according to experts. Eugene R. Fidell, a Yale Law School visiting lecturer specializing in military law, said such proceedings could extend beyond the current administration. It remains unclear whether Hasan will appeal. Hasan, who was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by law enforcement during the 2009 attack, represented himself at his 2013 court-martial after dismissing his lawyers. He acknowledged being the gunman and was sentenced to death. The Army said Hasan has not been prevented from contacting his counsel. His former attorney, John Galligan, said Hasan told him that no lawyer was present when he was informed Trump had approved the execution. The Army said it made reasonable efforts to contact defense attorneys and followed its policies; a spokeswoman said Hasan’s civilian counsel was not reasonably available to attend in person. The military has not executed a service member by firing squad since World War II, Hegseth has said. The last U.S. military execution was in 1961, when Army Pvt. John Bennett was hanged.