Hundreds protest over Ireland's 'George Floyd moment' after death of Congolese-born man
Hundreds of people protested outside Ireland's parliament on Thursday to express outrage at the death of a Congolese-born man after he was restrained outside a Dublin department store last week. Yves Sakila was detained by security guards on one of the capital's busiest shopping streets on 15 May in connection with an alleged shoplifting incident, police said. He became unresponsive at the scene and was later pronounced dead.
TL;DR
- Hundreds protested outside Ireland's parliament over the death of Yves Sakila.
- Sakila, who was Congolese-born, died after being restrained by security guards in Dublin.
- A video shows Sakila pinned to the ground for almost five minutes by five men.
- The incident has drawn parallels to the death of George Floyd in the US.
- Sakila was detained in connection with an alleged shoplifting incident.