Prosecutors in Derek Chauvin's murder trial told the jury the case was not a prosecution of the police but of one rogue ex-officer, as they concluded their arguments in the closely-watched trial.

Footage of the white former officer kneeling on George Floyd, an unarmed black man, for more than nine minutes last May triggered mass protests across the US and a national reckoning on racial justice and police accountability.

Protesters have gathered outside the Minneapolis courthouse during the three-week trial to demand sweeping reforms to policing, including more rigorous prosecution of officers responsible for deaths in their custody.

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