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3 other cops in George Floyd death to stand trial this month

Published on: January 6, 2022
20:54

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with federal rights violations in the killing of African-American George Floyd in May 2020 will go on trial January 20.

UNSG Spokesperson Dujarric calls for actions on systemic racism

Published on: June 29, 2021
07:46

By: Prensa Latina

United Nations, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary General (UNSG) Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Monday echoed a report by the High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet who called for pressing actions on systemic racism.

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for Floyd’s murder

Published on: June 26, 2021
08:49

By: Prensa Latina

Washington, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer, has been sentenced to 22 ½ years in prison for the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, whose killing outraged millions across the country and reignited a nationwide movement against police brutality and racial injustice.

We´re all so relieved, President Biden tells Floyd family

Published on: April 21, 2021
07:53

By: Prensa Latina

Washington, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he was so relieved by the guilty verdict of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd.

Former police officer Chauvin found guilty of murder in Floyd’s death

Published on: April 21, 2021
07:51

By: Prensa Latina

Washington, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man´s neck in a case that touched off worldwide riots, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the US.

Floyd’s murder trial draws attention in the US

Published on: March 30, 2021
08:56

By: Prensa Latina

Washington, Mar 30 (Prensa Latina) The murder trial of the former US police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of the death of African-American George Floyd in May 2020, is currently drawing attention of the country´s media and civil society.

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