Prison for two American policemen was silent during the killing of George Floyd
Yesterday, the American judiciary condemned two policemen to prison for not interfering during the killing of George Floyd, in a tragedy that led to demonstrations against racism in America.
Federal Judge Paul Magnuson handed down prison sentences of three years to Alexander Koenig, 28, and three-and-a-half years to Tu Thau, 36, during a brief hearing in St Paul's court.
The two men were convicted last February of "violating the civil rights" of African Americans, with a third policeman, Thomas Lane, sentenced last week to two and a half years in prison.
The US federal judiciary accused the three men of not providing the necessary assistance to George Floyd during his suffering under the knee of their colleague Derek Chauvin, who was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Chauvin continued to press Floyd's neck for about ten minutes, until he died.
On May 25, 2020, a Minneapolis dealer called the police to accuse George Floyd of pushing a counterfeit $20 bill into his store.
After having difficulty getting this huge man into their car, they pinned him to the ground, handcuffed.
Derek Chauvin put his knee to his neck, while the other two policemen were at his side, and Tu Thau prevented passers-by from approaching.
The policemen did not move despite the gasp of the forty-year-old man and his loss of consciousness, in a scene filmed and posted on the Internet, which sparked massive protests against racism and police brutality across the United States and abroad.
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