Lawyer for Manchester Airport row men sets out what allegedly caused the original brawl for which police attempted to arrest them. He says the men's mother was subjected to racial abuse on a Qatar Airways flight, prompting a reaction from her sons.
The police watchdog provoked outrage last night after launching a 'leak inquiry' into the release of CCTV footage that showed a vicious attack against officers at Manchester Airport .
One senior police source said the footage was widely circulated among officers before it became public and branded the IOPC's determination to hunt down whoever passed it to the press as 'Orwellian'. 'They are straying outside their remit going after the source. You have got two police women being attacked and it's taking weeks and months for them to do an investigation into the incident.
Amid appeals for calm, and concerns that protests would escalate, CCTV footage then emerged online which showed the violence that took place before that incident. Last month, both brothers from Rochdale appeared alongside their solicitor Aamer Anwar at a press conference in Manchester city centre to 'set the record straight' after what they called 'a deliberate attempt to smear the family'.
'This referral, whilst considering other possibilities, relates to whether someone employed by the force may have shared footage relating to an active police investigation without a legitimate policing purpose.
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