The case of George Floyd, an African American man, was violently executed by a white American policeman, Drake Chauwan, in May last year. The trial will be officially opened on the 8th local time.
On the 7th, thousands of people held a demonstration in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the crime occurred.
On the 7th, the parade crowd held high banners with Freud's last words "I can't breathe" and held a parade around the local government building.
On March 8, the "Floyd case" will begin trial in Minneapolis, the United States, where the police officer Xiaowan faces charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter.
The court debate is scheduled to begin on March 29, and the verdict is not expected to be delivered until late April.
Concrete fences and barbed wire fences have been installed around the court where the trial proceedings are about to take place. The local government has also deployed thousands of police and National Guard members to provide security in response to possible escalation of demonstrations during the trial.
On May 25, 2020, when George Floyd, an African-American man, was arrested in Minneapolis, he was violently enforced by a white policeman, Drake Chauvin. His neck was held on his knees by the police for nearly 9 minutes. death.
This incident triggered prolonged and large-scale demonstrations against racism and police violence throughout the United States and many countries around the world.