Manchester Airport arrest family 'appeal for calm' after two days of protest
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe family at the centre of the ongoing Greater Manchester Police storm is 'appealing for calm' after two days of protest. Video footage of a man being kicked in the head while being arrested at Manchester Airport has sparked widespread condemnation.
The police watchdog has launched an investigation into the incident, which unfolded on Tuesday evening (July 23). Demonstrations have since taken place outside the police station in Rochdale - where the man, named yesterday as Muhammed Fahir, is from - and in Manchester city centre.
Social media has also erupted with debate surrounding the video clip in recent days. But Rochdale's new Labour MP has shared a plea for calm from the family involved in the incident, insisting they simply want to 'find justice'. READ MORE: 'The image that they have of the British police is not what they saw' Paul Waugh told BBC Breakfast: “They have got no political agenda whatsoever.
They are not going to attend any of these protests and they wanted me to issue an appeal for calm among all different types of communities in Rochdale. “We have a history of unfortunate division in our town and we do not want to go back to those days.
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