China News Service, April 6th. According to a report by the US Chinese website, on the 5th local time, the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer Xiaowan who was accused of killing George Floyd continued.

As one of the most important witnesses in the trial, the city’s police chief Medaria Aridondo said in court testimony on the 5th that Chauvan’s forceful suppression of Freud “absolutely” violated the police department’s The policy violates "our ethics and our values".

On March 9, local time, a citizen of Brooklyn, New York, USA walked past the portrait of Freud.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

  According to reports, Aridondo said, “Once Freud stops resisting, or once he feels pain and expresses this feeling verbally”, he should stop being suppressed by force.

He added that “only trying to control him in the first few seconds is reasonable”.

  "Obviously, when Freud no longer reacts or is motionless, continuing to impose that level of force on a man who has been brought down and in handcuffs is not supported by our policies and training anyway. Of course, it does not conform to our ethics or values."

  When Aridondo was asked whether Xiao Wan’s kneeling on Freud’s neck for such a long time complied with the city’s police department’s policy, he replied: “Absolutely not.” He also said that Xiao Wan’s behavior was not Belongs to the defense strategy taught by the department.

  "Although it is very important for our police officers to be able to return home after the shift, we also need to ensure that our community members can also go home safely." Alidondo pointed out that the police officers use "objective" when necessary. The importance of "reasonable force".

  According to reports, the first person to testify in court on the morning of the 5th was a doctor who provided first aid to Freud.

He testified that at the time of the incident, based on the information he had, he believed that Freud died of hypoxia, not an overdose or a heart attack.

  Last week, the jury heard testimony from 19 people, including several witnesses.

Senior police officer Richard Zimmerman told the jury that Chau Wan's use of force against Freud was "completely unnecessary."

  Xiao Wan has been charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree homicide.

On May 25, 2020, Xiao Wan knelt on his neck for more than 9 minutes when he arrested Freud, a 46-year-old African-American man. During the arrest, he ignored Freud’s call for help, leading to Freud. Eventually died.