The IOPC are promising a 'robust' investigation
The police watchdog has received a second referral regarding the the actions of an officer captured in the viral Manchester Airport arrest video, they have confirmed.
It comes as the organisation promised a 'robust investigation' into the incident. They said they met members of the man's family whilst they have also held meetings with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, his Deputy Kate Green and the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. “We have also received a further referral from Greater Manchester Police in relation to the incident which took place on Tuesday 23 July. The first, received earlier today concerned the use of force by an officer on a man who was detained on the ground. The second relates to the same officer’s use of PAVA spray on another man at the airport.
Andy Burnham said this evening: "The Deputy Mayor and U have now had the opportunity to meet with both the Home Secretary and the regional director of the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Akhmed Yakoob, a solicitor representing the family from Rochdale, has named two of the men involved in the incident as Amaad and Fahir.
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