Washington: Derek Chauvin, a former police officer of Minneapolis, in the US’ Minnesota, was sentenced in a federal court to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
Chauvin previously pleaded guilty to civil rights violation during Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020.
That day, Chauvin pressed his knee on the African American man’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds.
The sentence will run concurrently with Chauvin’s state sentence of 22.5 years after he was convicted for second and third-degree murder, as well as second-degree manslaughter, Xinhua news agency reported.
He will move from state prison to federal prison.
Floyd’s death sparked massive demonstrations across the United States in the summer of 2020 against police brutality and systemic racism.
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