Former Met chief superintendent Dal Babu says footage of man being kicked in face by officer is ‘totally appalling’ Racism played a “significant part” in a man being kicked in the face and stamped on by police during an arrest at Manchester airport, a former Metropolitan police chief superintendent said. Dal Babu, who served for more than 30 years in the Met, described a video of the arrest as shocking and “totally appalling”. The video, filmed at Manchester airport on Tuesday, appears to show a man being kicked in the face and his head being stamped on by a Greater Manchester police (GMP) officer as he lies prone on the floor, with a later clip showing police shoving a woman who is attempting to de-escalate the situation. On Thursday morning, GMP said the police officer had been suspended from all duties after a “thorough review of further information”. The force referred its actions to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) on Wednesday. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Babu said the force used was “totally excessive” on a man who was “effectively defenceless”, adding: “I think racism played a significant part in this.” He said: “This is a very, very serious incident, and at a time when trust in the police is so low, this is another example of an incident where people will be further concerned. In the old days, it used to be minorities, used to be LGBTQ people, used to be young people, but now I think no matter where you go, more and more people have less confidence in the police.”
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siehe auch: Police officer suspended after footage shows suspect being stamped on the head at Manchester Airport Greater Manchester Police has said it understands the “deep concerns that have been widely raised with us” after the video was shared on social media – with hundreds of protesters gathering in Rochdale on Wednesday night. A police officer has been suspended after footage shared on social media showed a suspect being kicked in the head and stamped on at Manchester Airport. The suspect has been named as Fahir in an Instagram video where he appears alongside his lawyer Akhmed Yakoob. The lawyer is also representing a second man who was arrested in the incident at Manchester Airport and names him as Amaad. Mr Yakoob, who is the only one who speaks in the video, does not confirm whether Fahir and Amaad are brothers but says they will be making a formal complaint accusing Rochdale Police of assaulting them and “their elderly mother”.