Ex-cop Charged In Floyd’s Death Freed On $1 Million Bond

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was charged with killing African-American man George Floyd in May, was released on a $1 million (approximately Rs 7.55 crore) bail on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

Chauvin was charged with second and third-degree murder and manslaughter. The former policeman was seen on video kneeling on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes as he died.

Floyd’s family lawyers said the bail order indicated that justice was still far away. “Derek Chauvin’s release on bond is a painful reminder to George Floyd’s family that we are still far from achieving justice for George,” they were quoted saying by the news agency.