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| A full investigation will be held into the arrest of a man in Nottingham who was Tasered while on the ground. | A full investigation will be held into the arrest of a man in Nottingham who was Tasered while on the ground. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said a review of footage of the event had concluded it warranted greater scrutiny. | |
| The incident took place early on Monday when four officers tried to restrain a man and used a Taser more than once. | |
| The arrested man has said he intends to make a formal complaint but police said they had not yet received it. | |
| Nottinghamshire Police said officers tried to arrest a 40-year-old man after being called out by door staff at one of the city's nightspots. | Nottinghamshire Police said officers tried to arrest a 40-year-old man after being called out by door staff at one of the city's nightspots. |
| The man - who has asked to only be identified as Steve - said his memories of the event are not clear. | The man - who has asked to only be identified as Steve - said his memories of the event are not clear. |
| 50,000 volts | 50,000 volts |
| "You can see it all in the footage so take it from that. If I was unruly I was unruly, I don't know. All I remember was being punched and Tasered. | "You can see it all in the footage so take it from that. If I was unruly I was unruly, I don't know. All I remember was being punched and Tasered. |
| "The first thing I can recollect is being Tasered, when I could hear 'Taser! Taser! Taser!' that was the officers saying to the other officers to back off." | "The first thing I can recollect is being Tasered, when I could hear 'Taser! Taser! Taser!' that was the officers saying to the other officers to back off." |
| The footage, taken by a cab driver, showed officers trying to arrest a man who was lying in the road outside Nottingham's Theatre Royal. | The footage, taken by a cab driver, showed officers trying to arrest a man who was lying in the road outside Nottingham's Theatre Royal. |
| The Taser, which uses a 50,000 volt shock to disable a suspect, is apparently used at least twice. | |
| Hospital treatment | Hospital treatment |
| The video was given to local radio station Trent FM and has also been posted on YouTube. | The video was given to local radio station Trent FM and has also been posted on YouTube. |
| IPCC Commissioner Amerdeep Somal said: "Footage of this incident, which many people will now have seen, is of sufficient concern to merit a fully independent investigation. | IPCC Commissioner Amerdeep Somal said: "Footage of this incident, which many people will now have seen, is of sufficient concern to merit a fully independent investigation. |
| "We would urge anyone who was present and witnessed this incident at any stage, from outside the nightclub to where the man was restrained, to tell us what they saw. | "We would urge anyone who was present and witnessed this incident at any stage, from outside the nightclub to where the man was restrained, to tell us what they saw. |
| "We will want to look at any relevant CCTV footage of the incident as a whole as part of our thorough investigation. At the conclusion of our investigation we will make our findings public." | "We will want to look at any relevant CCTV footage of the incident as a whole as part of our thorough investigation. At the conclusion of our investigation we will make our findings public." |
| A police officer was assaulted, the force claimed, and needed hospital treatment. It also said it had voluntarily referred the matter to the IPCC. | |
| The man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and released on police bail. | The man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and released on police bail. |