Akufo-Addo condemns George Floyd murder in America
President Akufo-Addo has extended his condolences to the family of
George Floyd, the Black American whose killing by police, has sparked
chaos in America.
In a post on Facebook, the President said: “Black people, the world
over, are shocked and distraught by the killing of an unarmed black man,
George Floyd, by a white police officer in the United States of
America. It carried with it an all too painful familiarity and an ugly
reminder. It cannot be right that, in the 21st century, the United
States, this great bastion of democracy, continues to grapple with the
problem of systemic racism.
“On behalf of the people of Ghana, I express my deep condolences to the family and loved ones of the late George Floyd”.
The President added: “We stand with our kith and kin in America in
these difficult and trying times, and we hope that the unfortunate,
tragic death of George Floyd will inspire a lasting change in how
America confronts head on the problems of hate and racism”.
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African-American man, died in Powderhorn, a neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. While Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on a city street during an arrest, Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer,
kept his knee on the right side of Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46
seconds; according to the criminal complaint against Chauvin, 2 minutes
and 53 seconds of that time occurred after Floyd became unresponsive.
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