China News Service, March 29. According to the "Central News Agency" report, on the 29th local time, the case of Derek Chauwan, a former white police officer in Minneapolis, United States, charged with the murder of an African-American man Freud will begin a trial.
Last year, when Freud was crushed to death by Xiao Wan, public opinion was in an uproar, which triggered anti-racial injustice demonstrations across the United States and around the world.
On March 9, local time, a citizen of Brooklyn, New York, USA walked past the portrait of Freud.
On the same day, the trial of former policeman Derek Chauwan in the "kneeling" law enforcement of the Freud murder case in the United States officially began in the Hennepin County Court in Minnesota.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
The case will start in a heavily guarded court in Minneapolis, and the opening statement is scheduled to begin at 9 am Central Time on the 29th.
The 15 jurors in this case have been selected.
The local judge Cahill is expected to remove one juror on the 29th, and 12 jurors and two preliminary jurors will continue the process.
According to the report, the jurors included 6 white women, 3 African men, 3 white men, 2 mixed race women and 1 African woman.
Chau Wan served in the Minneapolis Police Department in Minnesota for 19 years.
On May 25, 2020, when Xiao Wan and three other colleagues were arresting Freud, he continued to press Freud's neck with his knees for nearly 9 minutes, during which Freud kept saying "I can't breathe." , And then died.
This incident triggered nationwide demonstrations in the United States.
Xiao Wan, 44, has been charged with multiple crimes, among which the second-degree murder is the most serious. If convicted, he could face up to 40 years in prison.
After the incident, Xiao Wan and three other policemen were fired.
Even if white police officers are accused in the United States, there are few convictions. Therefore, the Freud case is closely watched by the world.
The cause of Freud's death is expected to be the focus of the trial, and the key evidence may be the "kneeling" law enforcement video that was filmed.