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Macron a 'murderer' if French police chokehold not banned, says victim's father

AFP, 23 Jun 2020
The father of a delivery man who was killed in January during an identity check by Paris police issues a stark warning to President Emmanuel Macron, saying he is 'a murderer' if he doesn't stop police from using the chokehold manoeuvre. Cédric Chouviat, a 42-year-old father-of-five, reportedly said he couldn't breathe seven times in 22 seconds as the officers appeared to pin him down. Four police officers have now been questioned over his death.

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