Fort Hood Hasan trial has already cost Army $4 million

Hasan trial has already cost Army $4 million
FME NEWS SERVICE
BY PHILIP JANKOWSKI
July 8, 2013

FORT HOOD — An examination of the extended delays leading up to Maj. Nidal Hasan’s court-martial shows that the Army has spent roughly $4 million on personnel and other expenditures.

Included in that is the $291,000 in salary paid to Hasan while he has remained in custody since the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting.

Army officials refused to comment in any fashion about the costs arising from the trial. However, they said the money had already been budgeted; it would have been spent elsewhere if not on Hasan’s trial, according to Fort Hood public affairs.

The largest amount of money arises from the six officers detailed to the case. They rank from major to colonel and some have more than 20 years in the Army.

Basing salary information off military pay charts, the Army has paid $2.1 million in the 44 months the legal team has been dedicated solely to Hasan’s case.
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