The American police officer convicted Tuesday of the murder of George Floyd will receive his sentence on June 16, according to a document released Friday by the Minnesota justice.
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Sentencing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in Minneapolis court, according to the program posted by the judicial authority.
Derek Chauvin faces 12 and a half years in prison, but his sentence could be extended if the magistrate concludes that there are aggravating circumstances.
The 45-year-old white police officer was on trial for killing the black forty-something by kneeling on his neck for nearly ten minutes during his May 2020 arrest in Minneapolis.
George Floyd’s death has become a symbol of police brutality against minorities in the United States.
His agony had been filmed by a passerby. The scene, broadcast on social networks, had been around the world, provoking angry protests and calls for in-depth reform of the American police, regularly accused of racism.
Justice Minister Merrick Garland on Wednesday announced the opening of an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department to determine whether they “follow an unconstitutional or illegal policing pattern or practices.”
The investigation aims to determine whether the police systematically use excessive force, including during legal demonstrations.
Several other police blunders took place during the three weeks of the trial, further increasing tension in the northern US city.
On April 11, Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old African-American, was killed by a white police officer during an ordinary traffic stop in the suburbs of Minneapolis.
His death led to rallies peppered with violence for several days.
And just before the verdict was announced, a 16-year-old black teenage girl was shot dead by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio. According to the images of the pedestrian camera carried by the officer, she appeared to attack another young girl with a knife.
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