State police conducting investigations in Minnesota are investigating the actions of former police officer Derek Chauvin and three other policemen charged in connection with the death of George Floyd, according to a new report.
Minnesota Standards and Peace Officers Standards – which license and set training standards for all officers in the state – said in court Tuesday that they would review the circumstances surrounding the Floyd murder, which had sparked international protests, Minneapolis-Star Tribune reports.
While all four police have been fired from the Minneapolis Police Department, they are still licensed by Minnesota peace officers, according to the report.
The council has asked the Hennepin District Court for a copy of the criminal complaint against former policeman Derek Chauvin – arrested for harassing, a viral video pinning his knee to Floyd’s neck – which has been charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree murder, state filing.
The council also requested complaints against former Tou Thau officers, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng, who were each accused of aiding and abetting a second degree murder.
In a statement obtained by the Star-Tribune, the council said that Chauvin’s actions did not reflect any training received by officers.
“The video is disturbing and disturbing and it is the Council’s position that the sanctity of life must be a guiding principle for all law enforcement officials,” the council said.
Erik Misselt, the temporary executive director of the board, said CNN – without discussing any special cases – that officers who violate police standards can face a number of punishment options, including the suspension or revocation of their law enforcement permits.
In addition to state criminal investigations, the FBI is conducting a federal civil rights investigation. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights investigates Minneapolis Police Department records – dating from a decade – to determine whether the evidence shows that the department has an unfair minority targeting pattern, CNN reported.
Prosecutors admitted Wednesday that Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for 7 minutes, 46 seconds – not 8:46 which has become a symbol of police brutality – but said the one-minute mistake would not have an impact on criminal cases against the four people. the officer.
“Technical issues of this kind can be dealt with in future amending criminal complaints if other reasons require amendments to complaints between now and any trial,” Hennepin District Attorney’s office Mike Freeman said in a statement.
