Secretary of Defense Mark Esper called the killing of George Floyd a “horrible crime” and said the officers on the scene that day should be "held accountable for his murder", CNN reports.
US Defense secretary: Officers at scene of Floyd's death should be "held accountable for his murder"
STEPANAKERT, JUNE 4, ARTSAKHPRESS: "Let me say upfront, the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman is a horrible crime. The officers on the scene that day should be held accountable for his murder. It is a tragedy that we have seen repeat itself too many times," Esper said while speaking during a media briefing at the Pentagon.
Esper said, “racism is real in America, and we must all do our very best to recognize it, to confront it, and to eradicate it.”
