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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Swiss police officers face homicide charges

Published on: 12 June, 2023
[1/3] People sit and hold banners during a Black Lives Matter protest, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in Zurich, Switzerland, June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Michael Schields

[1/3] People sit and hold banners during a Black Lives Matter protest, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in Zurich, Switzerland, June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Michael Schields

in a Swiss court case that opens today, Monday following the death of a Black man from a heart attack after he was pinned, face-down for several minutes during arrest.

The case, which has some similarities with the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is one of four where Black men have died during police interventions in Vaud canton since 2016.

They have sparked protests and calls for reforms.

Aljazeera.