Trial of officers charged in delivery driver's suffocation death postponed to June 2027

A French court has postponed the trial of three police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2020 death of Cédric Chouviat, whose case has drawn parallels to George Floyd's. The trial will now take place over three days in June 2027, after lawyers criticized the initial one-and-a-half-day hearing as inadequate. Chouviat died following an arrest where he repeatedly stated he was suffocating. The officers involved claim they did not hear his pleas for help, while Chouviat's family argues for more serious charges against the officers. The case has raised significant public concern regarding police conduct in France.