Derek Chauvin, convicted of the murder of George Floyd, will receive his sentence on June 16

The sentence against the former police officer accused of the murder of George Floyd will be given to know the 18 of June

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For: EFE 30 of April 2021

WASHINGTON – The sentence against the ex-police officer Derek Chauvin , found guilty by a jury of the murder of the African-American George Floyd , next will be announced 16 June, according to court documents published this Friday.

The reading of the sentence is scheduled around 1. 30 pm CT time (18 . 30 GMT time), according to a notification from the court in Hennepin County (Minnesota), where Chauvin was tried.

The former police officer was found guilty three days ago by a jury of involuntary murder in the second degree, punishable by up to 40 years in prison ; murder in the third degree, with a maximum sentence of 25 years, and second degree involuntary manslaughter, which carries up to 10 years of deprivation of liberty.

This Friday, Judge Peter Cahill ordered that the names of the 12 members of the jury remain secret for at least six months to avoid being harassed.

Floyd died on 25 May of the year happened after Chauvin pressed his knee against his neck for more than nine minutes, in an event that sparked the largest wave of protests and race riots in America since the assassination of Martin Luther King in late from the decade of 1960.

After knowing the verdict, US President Joe Biden demanded that the US Congress pass police practice reforms to “live up to the legacy” of Floyd.

In a speech at the White House, Biden described the jury’s decision as “a giant step in the march to justice,” but said that “it is not enough” to combat “systemic racism” in the United States.

Vice President Kamala Harris -the first African-American woman to reach that position- considered that there is “much to be done” to combat “racial injustice”, which is “a problem for every American”