“Free Derek Chauvin” – Russian Rapper Handcuffs Himself to US Embassy in Protest to Minnesota Verdict
“Free Derek Chauvin” at US Embassy Moscow – How many US rappers would do this?
On April 25, Russian rapper Sasha Sql handcuffed himself to the fence of the US Embassy in Moscow to protest the murder verdict against police office Derek Chauvin.
by Edvard Chesnokov
Holding a Cyrillic banner that read, ‘Free Derek Chauvin’, the 31-year old musician protested the April 20 conviction of Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin for the “murder” of George Floyd — an unintended tragedy that sparked the global BLM riots 11 months ago.
Sasha Sql was quickly detained by Russian police, who are assigned to protect foreign diplomatic property. The rapper was soon released. “As soon as they figured out that I was standing up for their fellow American police officer,
