US House of Representatives passes police reforms ahead of Floyd murder trial
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US House of Representatives passes police reforms ahead of Floyd murder trial
AFP / Updated: Mar 4, 2021, 17:39 IST
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The bill is named after Floyd, who died last May 25 when then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on the victim's neck. Picture credit (Reuters )
WASHINGTON: A sweeping police reform package that bans choke holds and combats racial profiling cleared the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, five days before the trial of a white officer charged with murdering African-American George Floyd.
The bill is named after Floyd, who died last May 25 when then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on the victim's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds.