Protesters descend on city centre blocking tram lines and roads in anger over GMP Manchester Airport video
manchestereveningnews.co.ukProtesters blocked tram lines and roads in the city centre as hundreds of people turned out to express their anger over a video showing a man being kicked in the head and stamped on by a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer at Manchester Airport.
The brutal footage of the incident in a car park at Terminal 2 on Tuesday evening sparked a huge backlash and widespread concern after it emerged yesterday (Wednesday).
An officer has been suspended as watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigate. Following protests outside Rochdale police station, where the man kicked in the video lives, last night, a demonstration was organised by the group Manchester Stand Up to Racism outside the offices of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, whose role involves oversight of GMP. READ MORE: 'Mistrust' and 'anger' on the streets of Rochdale Around 100 people gathered outside the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) offices on Oxford Street in the city centre as chants of 'no justice, no peace' rang out.
Demonstrators held up banners saying 'Serve and protect means GMP will stamp on heads', 'GMP is racist' and 'stop police brutality.' Another read: "This could have been me or you.
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