The three-count indictment on civil rights charges names Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J Kueng and Tou Thao. The Department of Justice announced shortly after the Chauvin murder trial verdict that it will investigate the department. “Federal prosecution for the violation of George Floyd’s civil rights is entirely appropriate, particularly now that Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder under Minnesota law for the death of George Floyd. “The constitution claims to be committed to life, liberty and justice, and we are seeing this realized in the justice George Floyd continues to receive. “The constitutional violations that George suffered are clear, and were also detailed by our civil litigation team last July.

Source: The Guardian May 07, 2021 14:26 UTC