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Two males have been charged over a struggle with police at Manchester Airport which occurred earlier than an officer was filmed stamping on a suspect’s head.

Brothers Mohammed Amaaz, 20, and Muhammed Amaad, 25, have been charged with two counts of assault, the Crown Prosecution Service stated.

No cops shall be charged. The two defendants will seem at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, January 16.

Footage of incident was shared on-line in July and prompted protests after it appeared to indicate a Greater Manchester Police officer assaulting a person as he lay on the ground.

The altercation, within the airport’s Terminal Two, allegedly occurred after an earlier confrontation between passengers on a Qatar Airways flight which arrived at 7.20pm on 23 July.

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The Crown Prosecution Service stated specialists had concluded there was “no realistic prospect of conviction” of any cops.

Frank Ferguson, head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, stated: “Based on a careful consideration of this evidence, we have concluded that two men should be charged with offences including assaults on police officers.

“We have concluded no charges should be brought against any officers. We examined potential offences of actual bodily harm, and common assault, and reviewed expert evidence in the form of an independent report from an expert in the use of police force, to inform this decision.

“We always ensure police training is also taken into account in the context of these decisions, and in this case the combination of evidence, and the expert opinion meant there was no realistic prospect of conviction.

Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson said the officer involved in the brawl had his suspension lifted following the CPS decision.

“I have lifted the suspension of the officer involved. The IOPC’s misconduct investigation continues and we will continue to cooperate fully in this regard,” he stated.

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