Cape Town – The Economic Freedom Fighters are saddened by the ruthless murder of George Floyd by racist police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the party said on Saturday.

“The murder of Floyd represents a deep tradition of racially inspired violence against African Americans by law enforcement in the US dating as far back as the Jim Crow era.”

On May 25 Floyd was murdered by Minnesota police which was captured on video.

Floyd pleaded with officers and is heard saying, “I can’t breathe”, while his pleas are ignored.

“The effective lynching of George Floyd presents a perverted culture of anti-black racism that is perpetuated by law enforcement in the US, ” the EFF said.