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George Floyd case: Trump orders investigation into

A white policeman presses his knee against a black man’s neck for minutes. He later dies in the hospital. There is an outcry from the population and protests on the streets. President Trump reacts late and wants the Floyd case to be investigated by the judiciary and FBI.

In the case of a black man killed in a brutal police operation, US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation by the Department of Justice and the Federal FBI. Trump assured on Twitter: “Justice will be served!” He asked the authorities to speed up the investigation. At the same time, Trump expressed his sympathy to the relatives and friends of the victim George Floyd. The president called Floyd’s death “very deaf and tragic.”

Floyd’s death in Minneapolis had sparked protests in the U.S. city. The trigger was a video of around ten minutes from the city in the state of Minnesota, which was posted on Facebook: a white policeman pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for several minutes, repeatedly pleading for help before he passed out. The African American repeatedly said, “I cannot breathe.” He died shortly afterwards in a nearby hospital.

“It shouldn’t be a death sentence in America to be black,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in an emotional press conference. The four police officers involved in the case were released with immediate effect.

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