By Squad Of Russian Girls

An example of that is in the attempted execution of Wenseslao Moguel , who survived being shot ten times—once at point-blank range—because he fought under Pancho Villa. Arroyo kills death law Archived June 17, , at the Wayback Machine. The prisoner is typically blindfolded or hooded , as well as restrained, although in some cases prisoners have asked to be allowed to face the firing squad without their eyes covered. In Tsarist Russia firing squads were, undoubtedly, used in the army, for executions during combat on the orders of military tribunals.