Two men have been charged after an incident at Manchester Airport in July. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) charged two men with assaults on police officers today (December 20).
Mohammed Amaaz, 20, has been charged with two offences of causing actual bodily harm, one charge of assaulting an emergency worker and one charge of common assault.
Muhammed Amaad, 25, faces a charge of causing actual bodily harm and no police officers will be charged, according to the CPS. The two defendants will appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on January 16.
Chief Constable Stephen Watson of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) welcomed to decision to charge the two men.
He said: “I welcome today’s decisions from the Crown Prosecution Service to charge two men with assaults on our officers and a member of the public at Manchester Airport earlier this year.”
Ch Cons Watson also welcomed the CPS’s decision to take no further criminal action against serving officers, adding: “I appreciate that a full and thorough independent investigation has led to this outcome.”
He confirmed that after the decision the force has lifted the suspension of the officer involved and that the Independent Office for Police Conduct’s misconduct investigation continues. Mr Watson said GMP will continue to cooperate fully with the IOPC’s probe.
The top cop said: “Whilst cooperating fully with the IOPC in the discharge of their independent investigation into the conduct of our officers, GMP has offered support to our officers and will continue to do in the coming months.
“I know these matters have understandably generated a great deal of debate, scrutiny and speculation. We now have specific charging decisions and the court proceedings must be allowed to progress without the prejudice or taint that can emerge as a result of misplaced commentary, speculation or the sharing of digital content.”
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