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| Mohammed Amaaz and Muhammed Amaad charged with actual bodily harm after incident in July | Mohammed Amaaz and Muhammed Amaad charged with actual bodily harm after incident in July |
| Two men have been charged over a disturbance at Manchester airport involving police officers in July, the Crown Prosecution Service said. | Two men have been charged over a disturbance at Manchester airport involving police officers in July, the Crown Prosecution Service said. |
| Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, from Rochdale, has been charged with two counts of causing actual bodily harm, one charge of assaulting an emergency worker, and one charge of common assault, Greater Manchester police said. | |
| Muhammad Amaad, 25, of Rochdale, has been charged with one count of causing actual bodily harm. | |
| They are due to appear at Liverpool magistrates court on Thursday 16 January 2025. | |
| “I welcome today’s decisions from the Crown Prosecution Service to charge two men with assaults on our officers and a member of the public at Manchester airport earlier this year,” said GMP’s chief constable, Stephen Watson. | |
| “I also welcome their decision to take no further criminal action against serving officers. I appreciate that a full and thorough independent investigation has led to this outcome.” | |
| Watson said the suspension of an officer involved in the incident had been lifted, adding that “the [Independent Office for Police Conduct’s] misconduct investigation continues and we will continue to cooperate fully in this regard”. | |
| “I know that these matters have understandably generated a great deal of debate, scrutiny and speculation,” he added. “We now have specific charging decisions and the court proceedings must be allowed to progress without the prejudice or taint that can emerge as a result of misplaced commentary, speculation or the sharing of digital content.” |