Two former US officers jailed for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

Tou Thao has been jailed (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office via AP, File)

Two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights during his May 2020 killing have been sentenced to jail.

J Alexander Kueng was sentenced to three years and Tou Thao got three-and-a-half years, which a judge said reflected their level of culpability in a case that sparked worldwide protests as part of a reckoning over racial injustice.