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The trial of Derek Chauvin, a white police officer who is accused of killing George Floyd last year, will be "a referendum on how far America has come in its quest for equality and justice for all," says Ben Crump, a lawyer for the Floyd family. SOUNDBITE
Minneapolis, Mar 27 (EFE).- The street corner in a southern Minneapolis, Minnesota, neighborhood where George Floyd was killed in May last year has become a symbol of resistance against police violence in the United States, and now its residents are demanding justice for the African American man.Right across the street from where Floyd was pinned to the ground by a police officer, lives Rodi Paper, a 57-year-old Black man who witnessed the fatal incident from his window. (Camera: ALEX SEGURA).B-ROLL OF A CORNER IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE GEORGE FLOYD DIED IN MINNEAPOLIS , MINNESOTA, US. SOUND BITES: RODI PAPER; ZAYA LACHAEL; RAON LACHAEL AND ISAAC LAYDEN (IN ENGLISH).
Former policeman Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22 and a half years in jail for murdering African American George Floyd, a killing that sparked America's biggest demonstrations for racial justice in decades. SOUNDBITE
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin offers his "condolences" to the family of George Floyd during his sentencing for murdering the African American man during an arrest last year. "At this time, due to some additional legal matters at hand, I'm not able to give a full formal statement at this time," Chauvin tells the Minneapolis court. "But briefly, though, I do want to give my condolences to the Floyd family," he adds. SOUNDBITE
The brother of George Floyd, who was murdered by ex-policeman Derek Chauvin last year, urges his killer to explain the reason for murdering his brother during an arrest. "Why? What were you thinking? What was going through your head when you had your knee on my brother's neck?" asks Terrence Floyd. SOUNDBITE
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