The head of the Pentagon against the use of the army to suppress protests

US Secretary of Defense Mark Espper spoke out against attracting the army to suppress the continuing mass protests in the country for more than a week. Their cause was the death of African American George Floyd after a harsh detention by the police. Donald Trump, President Donald Trump, insisted on using the army to disperse demonstrators and restore order.

According to Esper, the law adopted in 1807 and granting the president the right to use troops can only be applied as an extreme measure, in the most dangerous and critical situations. Now not one of these situations is not, the head of the Pentagon noted. Esper is convinced that in order to support the civil authorities in such cases, the National Guard is best suited - a special type of armed forces that the authorities use in emergency situations.

The disagreement with the requirement of Trump to use the army to suppress protests was also stated by several acting and former leaders of the Pentagon.

Later on Wednesday, Trump said that he did not consider it necessary to use American troops to suppress internal protests in the country, reports Reuters.

Mass protests in the United States, which are often accompanied by riots and pogroms, caused the death of 46-year-old George Floyd after the police detained on May 25 in Minneapolis.

During the protests, at least 11 people were killed, and dozens were injured. The authorities of 40 American cities introduced a commandant hour. In case of exacerbation of the situation, more than one and a half thousand military personnel are additionally sent to Washington.

In Minneapolis, a farewell ceremony with George Floyd will begin today. It will last six days.

According to the NBC News today with reference to the opening results, Floyd was infected with coronavirus. For the first time, the Floyd test turned out to be positive on April 3, almost two months before his death.

Minnesota authorities have previously recognized the death of George Floyd by the murder . He died as a result of stopping the heart and breathing caused by the police during the detention of techniques, the opening report published on Monday on the website of the Bureau of the forensic medical examination of the Hennepin district said.