UK police officer under criminal investigation over airport incident
Al Jazeera
Police watchdog confirms officer is due to be interviewed after video shared online of suspect being kicked.
A British police officer is under criminal investigation over an incident at Manchester Airport in which a suspect was kicked and stamped on during an arrest, the police watchdog says.
“We can confirm we are conducting a criminal investigation into the use of force during events which took place on 23 July at Manchester Airport. We are arranging to interview a police constable under criminal caution as soon as possible,” Regional Director Catherine Bates of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said in a statement on Friday.
The officer involved would be formally interviewed “as soon as possible”, she added.
Greater Manchester Police in northwest England suspended an officer from all duties after the incident on Tuesday.
Video footage of the incident, which has circulated online, caused public outrage and two nights of protests in Manchester and nearby Rochdale.
