The first photo of Derek Chauvin in prison after the verdict for the murder of George Floyd

US prison authorities released on Wednesday the first photo in prison Derek chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted on Tuesday of murder and manslaughter in the death of George floyd in 2020.

Chauvinist, who attended the trial free of charge on bail, he was taken into custody on Tuesday after Judge Peter Cahill read the jury’s unanimous decisions.

Old cop He was wearing a mask and showed no emotion when escorted out of the courtroom while a brother of George Floyd, Philonise, hugged the prosecutors.

Judge Cahill will hand down his sentence in eight weeks. Chauvinist, 45 years old, You can spend 12 and a half years in prison, but your sentence could be considerably extended if the magistrate finds that there are aggravating circumstances.

Chauvin’s attorney, Eric Nelson, is alleged to be appealing the ruling. This would explain a particular message the former policeman wrote on his hand before hearing the verdict.

The lawyer, who during the trial insisted that Floyd’s heart disease and drug use were deciding factors, assured the jury that Chauvin “He did not use illegal force on purpose.”

“It was not a strangulation”he said, and vindicated the actions of Chauvin and the other cops who kept Floyd in the field.

May 25, 2020 Chauvin was filmed kneeling for over nine minutes on Floyd’s neck, despite the tall 46-year-old man, handcuffed to the ground, pleading: “Please I can’t breathe.”

The footage, taken by passers-by who witnessed the arrest of Floyd accused of buying cigarettes with a fake $ 20 bill, were seen by millions of people inside and outside the country.

“It is a victory for those who fight for justice”, Floyd family attorney Ben Crump said after the conviction. “We leave Minneapolis knowing America is better.”

“Now we will be able to breathe a little better”, Rodney Floyd, the victim’s brother, corroborated, referring to his brother’s last words before his death.

Messages from Biden, Harris and Obama

The president of the United States, Joe biden, called Floyd’s relatives to express that he felt “Relieved” after hearing the verdict, then addressed the nation with the vice president, Kamala harris, of the White House.

“This can be a big step forward in the drive for justice in the United States.”Biden said, calling on citizens to “unite” against racism and violence.

“Systemic racism is a stain on the soul of our nation”he added.

Harris, the country’s first African-American woman and first vice president, said it was “A day of justice in the United States.”

Barack obama, the country’s first African-American president, said that “a jury did the right thing”, but that “True justice requires a lot more.”

In the same spirit, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, He said any different verdict “would have been a denial of justice” and called for “even stronger measures to be taken to prevent further arbitrary killings”.

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