New York: The court indicted five police officers in the case of a black citizen killed by police violence in the American state of Memphis.
According to a global media report, on January 7, in the American state of Tennessee, the police tortured Tire Nichols of African origin for not stopping, as a result of which his condition became critical.
Tyr Nichols was later transferred to the hospital for medical treatment where he was reunited with Khaliq Haqiqi on the morning of January 11 after three days of treatment. What did
The police chief of West Tennessee appealed to the participants to remain calm and assured that they will soon bring the footage of the torture of Tyree Nichols to the surface, and he formed a committee to investigate the incident and involved. The officials were suspended.
He had said that this behavior of the police personnel is criminal, despicable and against human rights, for which they will be punished in any case.
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Tyr Nichols, 29, a driver for the FedEx shipping firm in Memphis, was “attempted to stop for speeding” by Memphis police on Jan. 7 and fled the scene, police said in a police report. And then surrounded him on the road and brutally tortured him.
After a peaceful protest by the victim’s family, a case was registered against five policemen and the court charged them with murder and attempted murder.
The mayor of Mefes said that the death of Tire Nicholls is not an ordinary incident, all the people involved in it will definitely be punished because no one is above the law. He said that the family members of the deceased and the people of the city are entitled to justice.
Four out of five policemen remained in jail
On the other hand, the American Broadcasting Corporation has claimed that all the officials involved in the death of Tyre Nichols have been quietly released from prison, in this regard the administration has no record.
Sources in the jail administration said that the officials have been released on bail and they will also appear in the court on the next hearing.
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Police officers Desmond Mills and Justin Smith posted bail bonds of Rs 2.5 lakh each, after which they were released on Thursday evening.
