Prosecutor: Police ‘chose to do nothing’ as officer kneeled on Floyd’s neck

Minneapolis Police Officers Thomas Lane, left and J. Alexander Kueng, right, escorting George Floyd, centre, to a police vehicle on May 25, 2020. The two and another former Minneapolis officer are on trial over Mr Floyd’s death (Court TV/ AP)

Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights “chose to do nothing” as Officer Derek Chauvin squeezed the life out of Mr Floyd, a prosecutor said in her closing argument Tuesday.

Defence attorneys countered that the officers were too inexperienced, weren’t trained properly and did not wilfully violate Mr Floyd’s rights.