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Brothers charged over airport fight with police | Brothers charged over airport fight with police |
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A fight in an airport car park was captured on CCTV cameras | |
Two men have been charged over a fight with police at Manchester Airport which happened before an officer was filmed stamping on a suspect's head. | Two men have been charged over a fight with police at Manchester Airport which happened before an officer was filmed stamping on a suspect's head. |
Brothers Mohammed Amaaz, 20, and Muhammed Amaad, 25, have been charged with assaulting police officers, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. | |
No charges are being brought against any police officers involved in the incident in July, it added. | |
Mr Amaaz and Mr Amaad, of Rochdale, will appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on 16 January. | |
Social media footage emerged on 23 July, which showed a police officer kicking a man in the head as he lay on the ground. | |
CCTV footage, later obtained by the Manchester Evening News, showed the lead-up to the incident. | |
Three Greater Manchester Police officers are shown restraining a man at a car park ticketing machine before a fight ensues. | |
The footage shows punches being thrown and a police officer tasering a man and another officer stamping on the man's head. | |
The CPS said it had "concluded no charges should be brought against any officers" after examining evidence, reviewing "expert opinion" and taking into account police training. | |
Two police officers are still under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog after GMP conducted its own inquiry. | |
One officer had been suspended but GMP Chief Constable Stephen Watson said he was now lifting that suspension. | |
He said he "welcomed" the CPS's decision "to take no further criminal action against serving officers". | |
"The IOPC's misconduct investigation continues and we will continue to cooperate fully in this regard." | |
He added: "I know that these matters have understandably generated a great deal of debate, scrutiny and speculation." | |
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