CCTV footage shows the lead-up to an altercation at Manchester Airport
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, of Rochdale, 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 on 23 July, it added.
The solicitor representing Mr Amaaz and Mr Amaad said they would be requesting a victim’s right of review of the CPS decision.
Social media footage emerged in July showing 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 (GMP) 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 brothers’ solicitor Aamer Anwar said the family had instructed Imran Khan KC, who represented the family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, to represent them.
“My clients maintain their innocence and will vigorously contest the allegations,” he said.
The incident happened at the airport on 23 July
BBC Verify’s analysis of five social media videos of the fight included one
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