A large protest march took to the streets of central Manchester after a man struck in the head by a GMP officer emerged, leaving him seriously injured in hospital, according to a family lawyer.
Greater Manchester protest organization Stand Up To Racism has suggested protesters gather tonight outside the offices of Mayor Andy Burnham, who oversees GMP as part of his role, as citizens demand accountability.
Protesters were seen sitting on trams, and commuters were forced to abandon their trips.
This follows the arrest of four men on Tuesday following reports of an attack at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2, where several officials were attacked, one of them with a damaged nose.
In a video that went viral, one of the men noticed a police officer punching him in the face and head, while others were thrown to the ground, tasered and sprayed with an incapacitating spray.
Speaking to reporters outside Rochdale police station today, lawyer Akhmed Yakoob said: “There is no justification for the barbaric remedy applied by the police,” while vowing to achieve “justice” for the family.
GMP said in a statement this morning: “Following a thorough review of additional information that has been obtained in relation to an incident at Manchester Airport on Tuesday night, Greater Manchester Police has suspended a police officer. of all its functions.
“A referral has now been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for a full independent investigation. We perceive the deep considerations that have been widely expressed to us and we will continue to meet and discuss those emotions with citizens. elected representatives of Greater Manchester, while this independent investigation is carried out.
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The mother of the man who kicked and stomped on police at Manchester airport and hit a police officer, the family’s lawyer claimed.
Speaking to LBC this morning, lawyer Akhmed Yakoob also said that the victim’s mother had been subjected to racist abuse in a previous exchange on a plane.
Yakoob told LBC, “I told him that there was some kind of exchange with another guy who made racist comments towards the mother he attacked in that video. “
He also said: “The people who attacked the mother also attacked her. They punched and kicked her in the face. “
Express. co. uk contacted Greater Manchester Police about the allegation.
Rochdale MP Paul Waugh said: “Extremists of all stripes will try to exploit this and misrepresent it for their own ends and that’s the last thing the city needs.
“That’s why my job is to make sure that this family, who reacted with wonderful dignity to this case, fulfills their wishes, which is that calm prevails, but also that justice prevails. “
BBC Breakfast fans have criticized the display over recent video coverage showing police officers kicking two men at Manchester Airport.
Fans of the daylight hours display complained on social media after Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt reported that an armed officer was suspended for stomping on a man’s head.
One user said on This fact is useful context that you decide to forget about #BBCBreakfast.
One user at one point commented: “BBC News, you’re a disgrace. I just extinguished you. All I heard was about the guy who got kicked in the head and you showed the clip over and over again. Watch to make things happen. . And the injured policemen, the soldier who was stabbed??”
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A new video has shed light on what led to an incident at Manchester Airport on Wednesday, in which a police officer kicked and hit a suspect’s head.
The first video that went viral showed the officer kicking the guy while he was knocked to the ground with a Taser.
Today, footage shows the physical force of police on other men at the airport.
In one video, officials can be seen pointing a Taser at the three men while the officer held pepper spray.
A boy yells: “We haven’t done anything, we’re just recording. “
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) regional director Catherine Bates promised a “thorough and robust” independent investigation into the incident and said frame cameras and CCTV had been secured.
He later said the IOPC Fund had obtained a referral from GMP.
Ms Bates: “The first, won today, involved the use of force by an officer on a man detained in the field. The moment considers the use through the same agent of Pava in aerosol on a man at the airport.
He added: “Today we met with relatives of the first man, some of whom briefed us during the incident, about our role and listened to their concerns. We will keep you informed as our investigation continues.
“We will ensure that a thorough investigation is conducted, independent of law enforcement, to investigate the cases that led to the incident at Terminal Two. We know that many other people have serious questions about what happened and we will work to provide those who respond as temporarily as possible. “
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, who met with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to discuss the incident, also called for calm and said “the right and proper measures” had been taken.
Speaking on BBC Radio Manchester on Thursday morning, Burnham said full footage of the incident showed a “complicated and evolving” scenario with “issues for both parties” but said it was “fair” for the officer to suspend.
He invited the population to use the stage for “political purposes. “
Paul Waugh, Labour’s newly elected MP for Rochdale, said: “The family also wants me to make it very clear that they have no political agenda, they do not tolerate political violence and they do not want to take part in any demonstrations.
“They sought me out to make a call for calm and I hope this call is heard.
“While this incident obviously raises deep concerns, it is also true that extremists of any kind cannot take advantage of such occasions for their own purposes. “
The “deeply traumatized” family at the center of the controversy at Manchester Airport needs justice, their MP said, after a video surfaced showing a man being tackled to the ground by a police officer.
The man’s relatives are surprised by what happened, as some of his relatives are police officers, the newly elected Labour MP for Rochdale, Paul Waugh, said after speaking to them.
Waugh said: “It is clear that they (the family) are deeply traumatized by what happened. “
The family, which constitutes it, has two priorities, he said: the health and well-being of those involved, including the mothers, and the demand for justice.
Mr Waugh said: “This is a working Rochdale family, some of whom are police officers and are shocked by what they have witnessed. “
One Twitter user said: “Anti-police protesters are now picking up items to block the door of Rochdale Police Station. [sic]
They shared this video tweet:
ud83dudea8WHAT’S HAPPENING NOWud83dudea8Anti-police protesters are now picking up pieces to barricade the front door of Rochdale Police Station. The activists came out in reaction to the viral arrest of four Muslim men at Manchester Airport this week. ud83dudcf7:@JackHadders pic. twitter. com/12Zhbna5Jt
Speaking to media outside Rochdale police station, lawyer Akhmed Yakoob said: “The circle of relatives is fine, but they are traumatized. “
He said one of the men’s condition had worsened and that a CT scan found a “cyst in the brain. “
And he added: “The biggest fear for us, for me, is that the relatives will receive justice and that this will not happen again. “
Protesters may be heard chanting “Black Lives Matter” at today’s protests.
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The demonstrators voluntarily left the tram tracks in the face of any intervention by the police.
As a result, tram services have resumed and delays persist.
Traffic on the roads is still dense and continues to feel the effect of past disturbances.
The circle of relatives at the center of the recent controversy at Manchester Airport are distraught – and some of their members are police officers, according to Rochdale Labor MP Paul Waugh.
Newly elected MP Paul Waugh contacted the affected family, who live in their place of residence, and told them they were significantly traumatised by Tuesday night’s incident.
“The number one considerations of the family are the fitness and well-being of those involved, especially their mother, and making sure that justice is served,” Waugh said.
He pointed out that it is a diligent family from Rochdale, some of whose members are police officers, which surprised his audience by the incident.
They are a working family from Rochdale, some of whose members are police officers and are shocked by what they have witnessed.
“The family also needs me to make it clear that they have no political agenda, do not tolerate political violence and do not want to participate in any protests,” he said.
“They reached out to me to ask for calm and I hope that call is heeded. While this incident obviously raises deep concerns, it is also that we do not allow extremists of any kind to appropriate such occasions for their own purposes.
“My family members told me that they don’t need to be in the middle of a media circus either. They need to have the privacy and time that allows them to heal physically and mentally. “
Deputy Waugh praised Greater Manchester Police for their efforts to engage with network teams and acknowledge the widespread misery caused through video of the incident.
He also stressed the importance of allowing the Independent Office of Police Conduct to explore the broader context and background of the incident, urging against jumping to conclusions based on social media photographs.
I spoke to the circle of relatives involved in the incident at Manchester Airport on Tuesday afternoon and it is clear that they are deeply traumatized by what happened. My circle of family, who are my constituents in Rochdale, have two priorities. The first and highest priority is health pic. twitter. com/7VlrJAZNpn
Asked about the video, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “I saw it myself. I am worried.
“A police officer suspended this morning and the Home Secretary is meeting with the Mayor of (Greater Manchester) to discuss it as we speak. “
The lawyer representing two men in the Manchester incident responded to Lee Anderson for his reaction to the video.
Reacting to the viral clip, Anderson, who left the Conservatives to join the Reform Party earlier this year, said: “We love our police officers. “
“The message I’m sending loud and transparent from my constituents is that they’re tired of police dancing around the rainbow and being kind to people.
“They need the police to do their job. I think those police officers deserve to be congratulated. In fact, I would give them a medal.
Later Thursday, attorney Akhmed Yakoob said in a video on X, formerly Twitter: “Lee Anderson, what if your son is lying there, helpless?
“Would you give a medal to the policeman for being so barbaric and hitting him like that on the head?No, you wouldn’t. Here it is civilization. “
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Metrolink warned riders to expect severe delays amid ongoing protests in Manchester city centre.
On the Metrolink segment of the Bee Network website, passengers are told:
“Due to a demonstration blocking the train tracks in St. Peter’s Square, we are experiencing delays in the city, on their respective lines.
“Metrolink appreciates the inconvenience caused. “
The following lines are affected along the way:
Ashton-Under-Lyne – Eccles
Altrincham – Bury
Manchester Victoria Airport
East Didsbury – Rochdale Center
The centre of Trafford – Deansgate-Castlefield
People on the streets protesting the incident at Manchester Airport chanted “shame on you” at police as they arrived to confront the crowd.
Shouts of “shame on you” are directed at the police officers who have now arrived @MENnewsdesk pic. twitter. com/UjszbQfbjm
March staged a sit-in on Manchester tram tracks, with passengers forced to get off a blocked tram, MEN reports.
Protesters are lately organizing a sit-in on the tram tracks @MENnewsdesk pic. twitter. com/xOfnY9z6Ar
A man at the protest, who said he was the uncle of a man injured in the Manchester incident, described what happened as “absolutely shocking”.
Earlier, the uncle of one of the men injured in the Manchester airport incident said what happened to his nephew was “absolutely shocking” u2018@MENnewsdesk pic. twitter. com/etF5J4SPEC
Angry protesters displayed signs condemning police brutality outside the offices of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham last night.
Burnham said before the march that the IOPC investigation was ongoing and that he hoped it would be carried out “quickly. “
In a preview of the protest outside their offices, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said: “The Deputy Mayor and I have had the opportunity to meet with the Home Secretary and the regional director of the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC). ).
“It was agreed that the IOPC Funds investigation that is being carried out lately would be carried out as temporarily as possible, involve the network’s stakeholders and would be, in fact, independent. “The exact provisions will be established through the IOPC Fund.
“I hope this further reassures people that all the right steps are being taken, that all pertinent issues will be fully fixed, and it will give people confidence in the process as it moves forward. “»
Protesters were seen paralyzed on Oxford Street in Manchester in clips of the march posted online.
It comes as four men were arrested on Tuesday following reports of an attack at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2, where several officials were attacked, one of them with a damaged nose.
In a video that went viral, one of the men noticed a police officer punching him in the face and head, while others were thrown to the ground, tasered and sprayed with an incapacitating spray.
People march through the city to protest against #GMP. Tensions rose after police officers attempted to arrest two men at Manchester Airport, which ended in an assault. #Manchester, UK, 25 July 2024. pic. twitter. com/ 3AFra7M9rY
A huge crowd gathered outside Andy Burnham’s office, while a speaker addressed the crowd asking, “Brothers and sisters, the question is: what will it take for our police forces to take brutality seriously?
About a hundred more people came to the venue near Temple Bar for the first time, singing “No justice, no peace,” clips posted online showing the crowd has grown dramatically since then, with a lot of traffic paralyzed.
The number is growing outside Andy Burnham’s office as others protest GMP’s moves pic. twitter. com/DI3L2gcCPA
Protesters are taking to the streets and blocking traffic in Manchester city centre, according to photographs posted on social media.
Protesters may be heard chanting “no justice, no peace” and holding Black Lives Matter signs.
Here, protesters now argue “without justice there is no peace. ” Now there are about a hundred more people here @MENnewsdesk pic. twitter. com/XhqLDQ0YB6
The Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) has obtained a second referral from GMP in relation to the unpleasant scenes that occurred at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2.
In a new statement issued this afternoon, the watchdog indicates that, although the referral related to the use of force by an agent on a man held on the ground, it was won in relation to the use of PAVA spray on a man by the same agent. .
“The first, won earlier in the day, involved the use of force by an officer on a man held on the ground,” IOPC Fund Regional Director Catherine Bates said in the statement.
“At the moment, the use through the same agent of a PAVA aerosol on a man at the airport is being considered.
“We met today with members of the first man’s family, some of whom were aware of our role during the incident and heeded his concerns. We will keep you updated as our investigation continues.
“We will ensure that a thorough investigation, independent of the police, is carried out to investigate the cases that led to the incident at Terminal 2.
“We know that many other people have serious questions about what happened and we will work to provide them with answers as quickly as possible,” he added.
Protesters gather in Manchester city centre on Thursday night as outrage over the viral video of the “kick” continues.
Greater Manchester’s Stand Up To Racism protest organisation suggested protesters gather outdoors from the offices of Mayor Andy Burnham, who oversees GMP as part of his role.
I’m outside the GMCA offices on Oxford Street this afternoon, where a crowd is gathering to protest after a video surfaced of a GMP officer kicking someone in the head in an incident at Manchester Airport @MENnewsdesk pic. twitter. com/6rnSC8z6bm
A lawyer representing the family of a man who saw him punched in the face by a GMP officer in a viral video has advised people to “pray for his well-being”.
Akhmed Yakoob said his user had developed a cyst on his brain and his condition had deteriorated.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said she understood the “widespread distress” caused by the video and said it was vital that the IOPC Funds’ investigation be carried out temporarily and thoroughly.
In a message shared on X, formerly Twitter, he said the research also deserves to offer “clear and transparent means for all stakeholders to raise their concerns” with IOPC Fund researchers.
Read the full report from the Secretary of the Interior @YvetteCooperMP on yesterday’s incident at the Manchester. pic. twitter. com/IRA4PVLyL3 airport
An older brother of the two brothers is a serving officer with Greater Manchester Police, Yakoob said.
“There is something we have never noticed before: such police brutality.
“I can tell you now that the other people who were assaulted by police are relatives of a police officer who is recently serving with Greater Manchester Police,” he told media.
“This guy is now afraid to go to work. He came in and talked to his supervisor.
“The explanation why he does not enter the box is because he fears for his own safety.
“He thinks that, like the members of his family circle who were victims, he may simply be a victim,” she added.
Mr Yakoob said one of the brothers had a cyst on the brain.
“His physical condition has worsened since last night,” he said. A CT scan revealed that there is a cyst in his brain, so please pray for his well-being. “
It follows the arrest of four men on Tuesday following reports of an attack at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2, where several officials were attacked, one of them with a damaged nose.
In a video that went viral, one of the men noticed a police officer punching him in the face and head, while others were thrown to the ground, tasered and sprayed with an incapacitating spray.
The video sparked protests, with demonstrators gathering outside Rochdale police station on Wednesday chanting for Greater Manchester Police to be ashamed of themselves.
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Akhmed Yakoob, believed to be the family’s lawyer, spoke to reporters at the police station pic. twitter. com/6kiHNTGoS3
Speaking to the press, Fahir’s lawyer said: “We are only at the beginning and I am embarking on an active investigation.
“I’m sure everyone is here because they’ve noticed the video. When the time comes, I’ll make it even more detailed for now, that’s all I have. “
After completing his statement, he claimed that Fahir’s mother had been “attacked”.
“The mother is traumatized and doesn’t know what to do. Nothing justifies the barbaric remedy by the police,” he said.
“There is no threat. “
Yakoob also alleged that police threatened to use a Taser against someone filming the incident with his phone.
Ahmed Yakoob, the lawyer representing Mohammed Fahir, the guy who filmed him being beaten and trampled on, is 19, he told the Manchester Evening News.
Fahir reportedly went to the airport with his brother to meet his mother, who was arriving there.
Yakoob, the teenager, has recently been in Royal Oldham Hospital.
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said he had obtained assurances that the police investigation into the incident would conclude “as temporarily as possible” and would be “truly independent”.
He issued the update following a meeting with Greater Manchester Deputy Mayor Kate Green, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and IOPC Regional Police Director Catherine Bates.
The mayor has issued a statement about the incident at Manchester Airport, following his meetings today with the Home Secretary and the Independent Office for Police Conduct. pic. twitter. com/TLyF4hep9H
Britain’s reform MPs came out in force to protect Manchester police after an incident at the airport sparked protests.
Footage posted online showed a police officer kicking a guy who was pinned to the ground before hitting his head.
Police say the incident occurred after “three police officers suffered a violent assault” in which one officer had his nose broken.
However, the solution to the suspect’s lie on the surface has provoked fury, and many Labour MPs have not supported an urgent investigation.
Richard Tice of Reform UK subsidised the police amid the furore, saying the photographs are “reassuring” rather than “distressing”.
He told TalkTV: “I just saw these images, but from what I’ve heard and seen, it’s not painful, it’s reassuring!”
“The undeniable answer is that if the police were to use Tasers, which evidently at least two or three police officers had, then there would be a serious problem.
“Police officers do not use the Taser unless they are genuinely involved in protecting the public and themselves, and keeping in mind that they are armed officers, that they are there to prevent acts of terrorism and that they make divisions. Second judgments.
“They correctly concluded that protection was the most productive option. They don’t know if those other people have grenades under their bodies!
He supported it through fellow British reformist MP Lee Anderson, who added: “The vast majority of righteous Britons would applaud this kind of surveillance. We are tired of the namthrough and pamthrough approach. “
“It’s time for our boys in blue. “
By contrast, Labor MPs targeted the police officer filmed in the video, Rochdale MP Paul Waugh, calling his movements “truly disturbing”.
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