This combination of photos from the Memphis Police Department in Tennessee created on Jan. 26, 2023 shows former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers (left to right) Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Emmitt Martin, Tadarrius Bean, and Justin Smith. US authorities on Jan. 26, 2023 charged five officers with second-degree murder over the fatal beating of a Black man in the eastern state of Tennessee following a traffic stop. Photo by Handout / Memphis Police Department / AFP
This combination of photos from the Memphis Police Department in Tennessee created on Jan. 26, 2023 shows former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers (left to right) Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Emmitt Martin, Tadarrius Bean, and Justin Smith. US authorities on Jan. 26, 2023 charged five officers with second-degree murder over the fatal beating of a Black man in the eastern state of Tennessee following a traffic stop. Photo by Handout / Memphis Police Department / AFP

Washington, United States: US authorities on Thursday (Friday in Manila) charged five former police officers with murder over the fatal beating of a Black man in Memphis, as the southern city braced for possible civil unrest and President Joe Biden urged demonstrators to protest peacefully.

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