Plot of riots in the United States after the assassination of African American Floyd
The US attorney's office s & Is opposed to a new trial over the death of George Floyd, reports Associated Press.
It is reported that the supervisory authority found the trial fair, and the jury & mdash; impartial.
The prosecution called unfounded the claims of lawyer Eric Nelson, representing former convicted police officer Derek Chauvin. Nelson believes the jury should be questioned about the alleged irregularities in the trial.
In his opinion, the court did not isolate the jury and did not prevent them from communicating with the press, because of which they formed a prejudice against Chauvin, they may be intimidated and fear retaliation.
This May, protests and riots broke out in many major American cities, and then in other countries, in which participants spoke out against police violence and racism. This happened after & nbsp; the death of Floyd, who died during his arrest in Minneapolis.
As a result, one of the police officers was charged with murder, and & nbsp; three & mdash; & nbsp; of complicity. After Floyd's death, the Black Lives Matter movement escalated to oppose violence against black people.