The Telegraph
Fort Hood shooter 'trying to get himself executed', lawyer says
A US Army major who killed 13 of his comrades in a shooting rampage is doing everything he can to ensure he is executed, a court martial heard.
Major Hasan faces 13 charges of premeditated murder and 32 of premeditated attempted murder Photo: AP
Self-styled
“soldier of Allah” Major Nidal Hasan, 42, who is representing himself
in his trial at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, was said to be
“effectively working in concert with the prosecution to achieve the
death sentence”.
His own
court-appointed standby counsel, whose job is to advise Hasan on legal
matters, made a statement to the judge explaining that a capital
sentence was the defendant’s “trial goal.”
Lt
Col Kris Poppe, speaking on the second day of the case, said that was
“repugnant” to him as a defence lawyer, and it was “contrary to his
professional obligations” to help Hasan die.
He
asked not be required to do so, offering to withdraw if necessary, or
to take on full responsibility for the defence which would allow him to
fight the death penalty.
On the
opening day Hasan had made a brief statement in which he said “I am the
shooter,” and that the evidence would show he carried out the massacre
of soldiers at Fort Hood on Nov 5, 2009.
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