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US DOJ: ‘Systemic’ police problems led to murder of George Floyd

A Minneapolis resident pays respects at a mural of George Floyd in April 2021 [File: Julio Cortez/AP Photo]

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has released the findings of an investigation into the police department of Minneapolis, Minnesota, concluding that the department engaged in “systemic” violations of civil rights and excessive force.

US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday shared the results of a scathing report into the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD), which killed George Floyd in May 2020, setting off a wave of nationwide protests against racism and police violence.

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