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France to Ban Police Chokehold Used to Detain Suspects

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   France's interior minister announced Monday police will no longer
   conduct chokeholds that have been blamed for multiple cases of
   asphyxiation and prompted new criticism after George Floyd's death in
   the U.S.

   At a news conference in Paris, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner
   said "the method of seizing the neck via strangling will be abandoned
   and will no longer be taught in police schools."

   Immobilization techniques where officers apply pressure with their
   knees on prone suspects, as officers did in Floyd's case, are used in
   policing around the world and have long drawn criticism. French
   lawmakers have called for such practices to be banned.

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