George Floyd death: 4 ex cops indicted on US civil rights charges
7 May, 2021 08:04 PM
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By: Amy Forliti and Michael Balsamo
A US federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's arrest and death, accusing them of wilfully violating the Black man's constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air.
A three-count indictment unsealed on Friday (local time) names Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J Kueng and Tou Thao Chauvin, convicted last month on state charges of murder and manslaughter, is charged with violating Floyd's right to be free from unreasonable seizure and unreasonable force by a police officer. Thao and Kueng are also charged with violating Floyd's right to be free from unreasonable seizure, accused of not intervening to stop Chauvin as he knelt on Floyd's neck. All four officers are charged for their failure to provide Floyd with medical care.