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Miriam Burrell

Derek Chauvin gets separate 21-year sentence for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin

(Picture: AP)

The former US police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for violating Floyd’s civil rights.

Derek Chauvin was sentenced on Thursday on further federal charges of violating Floyd’s civil rights during the fatal May 2020 arrest in Minneapolis.

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