The death in 2012 of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager killed in Florida by a vigilante who found him suspicious, has left a lasting mark on public opinion in the United States. With one of the most controversial acquittals on the US judicial record, George Zimmerman on Wednesday, December 4, sued Trayvon Martin's parents, their lawyer and others he accused of agreeing in court. to produce a testimony to his detriment at his trial in 2013.
The vigil, whose father is white and the Hispanic mother, is asking for $ 100 million in damages. He is defended by a sulphurous conservative lawyer, Larry Klayman, known for his conspiracy positions and his radical opposition to former Democratic President Barack Obama, whom he suggested the expulsion of the United States.
Zimmerman, the hero of a fringe of the hard right
The lawsuit launched by George Zimmerman "Challenge the understanding"responded Ben Crump, the lawyer for Trayvon Martin's family. He accused the vigil of "To persecute people whose lives have been destroyed by their own evil deeds".
This "Unfounded and dangerous court proceedings will prove to be just another attempt to defend the indefensible and shameless new attempt to take advantage of the lives and pain of others. "
The acquittal of George Zimmerman had triggered in July 2013 demonstrations in more than one hundred cities in the United States. President Barack Obama himself had stated that Trayvon Martin could have been his son.
After his trial, Mr. Zimmerman became the hero of a fringe of the hard right, a role he embraced, including his hostility to Black Lives Matter, a movement to fight against police abuse. against blacks.
