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The conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was met with a sigh of relief of activists, legislators, US citizens and officials, many of whom have long called for accountability in the killings of unarmed Black people in the country. It also had many – including US President Joe Biden – asking what comes next, and calling for greater police reform and support for communities of colour. On social media, many pointed to the initial Minneapolis Police Department’s version of Floyd’s death, which said Floyd died “after a medical incident during a police interaction�...

Mr Biden spoke out after a jury in the Midwestern city of Minneapolis found Derek Chauvin guilty of intentionally suffocating handcuffed Mr George Floyd as he lay defenseless, with the officer’s knee pressing on his neck for more than nine minutes. The president called for “confronting head on systemic racism and the racial disparities that exist in policing and our criminal justice system” – but pleaded for protesters to steer clear of violence. “There are those who will seek to exploit the raw emotions in the moment – agitators and extremists who have no interest in social justi...

The Government has made deliberate effort to ensure racial harmony through policies in housing and and education.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kimberly Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, a Black man, will face second-degree manslaughter charges, local media reported on Wednesday. The Minneapolis Star Tribune said the Washington County Attorney Peter Orput confirmed the charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years prison and a $20,000 fine. Al Jazeera’s requests for confirmation to the Washington County Attorney’s office were not immediately returned. Potter was arrested on Wednesday, according to the Reuters news agency. She started working with the Brooklyn Center police...

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