A judge ordered Thursday that Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in a 2009 deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood, must shave or be forcibly shaved before his trial.
Judge Col. Gregory Gross had said he would deliver a definitive order this week after a hearing to determine whether Hasan would be allowed to keep his beard, which he started growing while in jail earlier this summer. Gross barred him from appearing in military court, citing the Army’s strict regulations regarding grooming standards.
Hasan's attorney, Lt. Col. Kris Poppe, said his client grew the beard as a “deeply sincere” expression of his Islamic faith and because he believed he would die soon.
Gross ruled the defense didn't prove that Hasan is growing a beard for sincere religious reasons, the Associated Press reported.
Gross also ruled that
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Judge rules Fort Hood shooting suspect must be 'forcibly shaved'
Remember this guy, He still hasn't been tried.
