[1/3] Protesters march following the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of the death of George Floyd, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S., April 20, 2021.
REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File PhotoNEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - The city of New York has agreed to pay $13 million to hundreds of people arrested during the 2020 George Floyd demonstrations, according to attorneys for the plaintiffs, who said it was the largest class action settlement ever paid to protesters in the United States.
The city agreed Wednesday to pay $9,950 to each of the more than 1,300 protesters arrested by New York police officers during various protests between May 28 and June 4, 2020, according to a release by the attorneys for the plaintiffs.
"The City and NYPD remain committed to ensuring the public is safe and people’s right to peaceful expression is protected," it said.
In a separate settlement in March, New York agreed to pay an estimated $7 million to more than 300 people arrested during a June 4, 2020, demonstration in New York's Bronx borough.
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