Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has denied accusations that he delayed or interfered with investigations into the 2019 death of Ronald Greene, an unarmed Black man who was hit with a stun gun, punched, placed in a chokehold, and dragged face down while handcuffed and shackled by state police.
During a press conference on 1 February, the governor publicly condemned the actions of state police as racist and “criminal, and he rejected any characterisation that his administration sought to cover up his death or prevent legislative inquiries into the incident.
