The African Union commission has condemned the murder of the blackman called George Floyd in Minneapolis in the USA.
George Floyd died shortly after he was pulled from his car by police officers during his arrest. A white officer then knelt on his neck for five minutes during an altercation.
According to media reports Floyd passed out after officers arrested him on Monday for allegedly trying to use forged documents at a local deli.
He later died in hospital which then sparked outrage across the United States and beyond with calls for justice for him.
Newly-emerged video footage and CCTV taken during the altercation also showed that Floyd appears to be complying with officers and not resisting the arrest.
Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission said on Twitter that “On behalf of the entire African Union family, I condemn in the strongest terms the murder of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement officers in the United States of America.”
A statement was released later by his spokesperson which reads that “the Chairperson of the African Union Commission firmly reaffirms and reiterates the African Union’s rejection of the continuing discriminatory practices against Black citizens of the United States of America.
He further urges the authorities in the United States of America to intensify their efforts to ensure the total elimination of all forms of discrimination based on race or ethnic origin.”
On behalf of the entire @_AfricanUnion family, I condemn in the strongest terms the murder of #GeorgeFloyd at the hands of law enforcement officers in the United States of America. See my full statement here: https://t.co/LslbVFrWHN
— Moussa Faki Mahamat (@AUC_MoussaFaki) May 29, 2020
Source: Africafeeds.com
