Texas Governor Sparks Outrage with Plan to Pardon BLM Protester's Killer
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has caused outrage after saying that he will seek to pardon a US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester during demonstrations against police brutality and racial injustice in 2020. The move to rescind Perry’s murder conviction drew widespread condemnation. Perry, 37, was working as an Uber driver in Austin, Texas on the night of the fatal shooting on 25 July 2020.
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