China News Service, June 21st, according to the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), American African-American man Freud was released on bail by Alexander King, one of the former police officers involved in the "knee-killing" case by white police, and paid $750,000 Bail. It is reported that his next hearing date is June 29.
Data Map: On May 25th local time, a policeman in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, arrested George Floyd, an African-American man, on the ground and put his knee against his neck. Subsequently, Freud died after being taken to the hospital. (Video screenshot)
According to reports, prison records in Hennepin County, Minnesota, show that the former police officer Alexander King paid a bail of $750,000 and was released on bail on June 19. His lawyer Thomas Prenkett has confirmed the news, but has not provided any further statements.
Earlier, Alexander King and two other former policemen were charged with assisting and abetting second-degree murder and assisting and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the Freud case. Judge Scoggin ruled that the bail of the three persons was unconditional US$1 million, or with conditions attached, the bail can be reduced to US$750,000, but the defendant must turn in the guns he holds and prohibit the contact with the Freud family Contact etc.
Xiao Wan, a former policeman who "kneeled to kill" Freud, faced second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The prosecutor asked Mingzhou Circuit Judge Redding to increase his unconditional bail from US$1 million to US$1.25 million and conditional bail from US$750,000 to US$1 million. The judge approved the request.
The report said that Alexander King was the second former policeman to be released on bail. On June 10, local time, Thomas Lane, another former police officer involved in the case, was conditionally released on bail for $750,000.
On May 25, when the police of Minneapolis, United States, arrested Freud, an African man, he used a knee to press his neck for a long time, and Freud subsequently died. This incident triggered a wave of mass protests across the United States and many countries.