The former Jedi was caught in Palpatine’s plan
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” season seven reveals explicitly why the clones targeted Ahsoka Tano, even though she was no longer a Jedi.
Spoilers ahead for season seven of “The Clone Wars.”
When Chancellor Sheev Palpatine initiates Order 66, “The Clone Wars” depicts Ahsoka aboard a Republic cruiser filled with clones, along with then-Clone Commander Rex after they have captured Maul.
Once Order 66 is issued, Rex explicitly tells his clone troops that Ahsoka and Maul have committed treason against the Republic and must be executed, and any trooper who disobeys will be executed as well.
In the series finale, “Victory and Death,” after Rex’s chip has been removed, he tries to reason with his troops that Ahsoka isn’t a Jedi so they can spare her, which causes Jesse to accuse him of treason, demote him and order his execution along with Ahsoka.
Palpatine’s plan wasn’t only to eliminate the members of the Jedi Order, but any Force wielder who could challenge him, or who could train someone that would later pose a threat to his rule, which is why Order 66 includes Ahsoka as well.
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