Manchester has been rocked by two days of protests against police brutality after a 19-year-old boy was assaulted at the airport.

The UK has reacted with horror to the assault on a 19-year-old boy by a police officer at Manchester Airport last Tuesday. The boy was kicked in the head as he lay on the ground. After images of the incident circulated on social media, two evenings of protests followed in the British city. Now the victim’s family is calling for calm, Write for British media.

A police spokesman said earlier Watchman It was learned that the officers acted violently because a group of young men, including 19-year-old Mohammed Faher, were said to have been aggressive towards the officers. Police intervened after a scuffle at the airport. There could have been a “serious risk” that one of the young men wanted to take a firearm from an officer.

However, Greater Manchester Police described the officer’s actions as “truly shocking” and suspended him. An independent policing team has now opened an investigation into the actions of the officer, who also used a substance similar to pepper spray.

Hundreds of people gathered at a police station in Manchester on Thursday evening. They shouted, among other things, “Shame on you,” and held up signs that read: Black Lives Matter Movement in GMP Elemental – GMP stands for Greater Manchester Police. The protests were peaceful. The 19-year-old is in hospital, and it is not clear exactly how he is doing. His lawyer says he is “shocked”.

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