The city of Minneapolis in the United States has agreed to pay $ 27 million to settle a lawsuit filed by George Floyd’s family over his death after being detained by police.
Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – March 13, 2021 – International News
Benjamin Crump, a lawyer for the Floyd family, said the deal was the largest pre-trial settlement of an illegal death claim in U.S. history.
“The size means that the death of a black man at the hands of the police” will no longer be written off as trivial, insignificant or unworthy of consequences, “Trump said at a news conference, joined by Floyd’s relatives, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and other officials.
George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, died on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis after being severely detained by police. The protesters were angered and outraged by a video of the man’s detention posted online.
It shows him lying on the ground, to which his knees are pressed by police. One of them pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck, who said loudly and repeatedly that he could not breathe. However, the officer did not stop pressing the man to the ground until Floyd fell silent and fainted. Floyd later died at the hospital.
Last year, Floyd’s relatives filed a lawsuit against the city and police, alleging that police used excessive force against Floyd, violating his constitutional rights.
The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of the unintentional murder of black George Floyd in May 2020, began on March 8.
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Source: Ukrgate