By Lucy Caulkett-
Footage from a protest in London showing a Metropolitan Police officer punching a protester has been released
In the footage, the man is punched by the officer as the victim lies on the ground. The officer has a green badge saying he is a medic, but appears to attack the man who does not offer resistance in the footage.
The footage was released by a Khurdish news outlet, clearly aimed at exposing police brutality in the UK. Khurdish police themselves are no saints, let’s make no mistake about that.
The protester appears to try to get up, at which point he is forced back to the ground and punched four times. It is not known what happened before the video starts at the demonstration.The police officer will appear to have no justification for the attack unless the officer was attacked in an earlier scene. However, the proper course of action would be to arrest the man and have him prosecuted, not punch him whilst he is on the ground helpless.
DEMONSTRATION
Filmed in north London last month, when thousands of Kurds demonstrated against Turkey’s military attack on the Kurdish city of Afrin in Syria, it makes grim reading.
In the background, other officers try to control the crowd. The The protester hasn’t been identified, neither has the officer. It shouldn’t take long to identify both wears a medic badge by his
A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘We are aware of a video posted on social media. ‘The video shows a brief part of the event and we shall be speaking with the officer to establish the exact circumstances of the incident.Professional Standards has been informed and is investigating.’
