Relatives of George Floyd will receive multimillion-dollar compensation from the city

The family of the deceased American will be paid $ 27 million

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The African American died on May 25 in Minneapolis after being strangled with his knee by a police officer for nearly nine minutes during arrest.

The city of Minneapolis will pay the family of African American George Floyd, who died after being strangled by police, compensation in the amount of $ 27 million. This decision was made by the city council unanimously at a meeting on Friday, March 12.

The payment will occur as part of the pre-trial settlement of the claim filed by Floyd’s relatives.

“This is a historic agreement, the largest pre-trial agreement in US civil violent death lawsuit in history, a statement that the life of George Floyd mattered, and therefore the lives of blacks matter,” commented Ben Crump, lawyer for the deceased’s family. …

Floyd’s death and BLM protests

George Floyd passed away on May 25 in Minneapolis after police officer Derek Chauvin was reported to have been killed for nearly nine minutes. choked him with his knee during arrest… Floyd’s death was widely publicized thanks to eyewitness videos. The main defendant was charged with murder of the second degree, the other three were charged with complicity in the murder. In accordance with US law, second-degree murder means that it was committed on purpose, but without prior intent, and the intent was to cause physical harm with complete indifference to human life. All suspects face long prison terms. Derek Chauvin’s trial began on March 8.

The tragedy in Minnesota’s largest city has sparked protests across the country against racism and police violence, largely under the slogans of the Black Lives Matter civil rights movement (BLM). The demonstrations escalated into riots and clashes with the police. Later, similar protests took place in many other countries.

A source: Russian service DW

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