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Weekend: Memphis disbands unit accused of murdering Tyre Nichols

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29/01/2023 GMT

Memphis disbands unit accused of murdering Tyre Nichols

BBC World Service - Weekend, Memphis disbands unit accused of murdering Tyre Nichols

Family of Tyre Nichols welcomes decision to dissolve the Scorpion unit

Family of Tyre Nichols welcomes decision to dissolve the Scorpion unit.

The police department in the US city of Memphis has abolished a special unit in the wake of the death of Tyre Nichols. Five of its officers are accused of beating Nichols to death after a traffic stop. 

Also on Weekend: A documentary charting Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s poisoning, arrest and imprisonment is up for awards at this year’s Oscars; and India launches a big-money women’s cricket league.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss this and more are Suzanne Lynch, POLITICO’s Chief Brussels Correspondent, and Alexander Gabuev, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 

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