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Brothers in court over airport police assault charges

CCTV footage shows the lead-up to Manchester airport altercation

Two brothers have appeared in court charged assaulting police at Manchester Airport, before an officer was filmed stamping on a suspect's head.

Footage of the brawl at the airport's Terminal Two building on 23 July was widely shared online.

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, and Muhammed Amaad, 25, both from Tarnside Close in Rochdale, are alleged to have assaulted Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers during the incident.

Both men gave no indication of pleas before magistrates and the case was sent to Liverpool Crown Court on 13 February.

PA Media Mohammed Fahir Amaaz (left) and Muhammed Amaad (centre) arrive at Liverpool Magistrates' Court wearing black suits, joined by their solicitorPA Media
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz (left) and Muhammed Amaad (centre) appeared before magistrates in Liverpool

Mr Amaaz is charged with causing actual bodily harm to a male and a female PC.

He is also alleged to have assaulted another female officer by beating.

The 20-year-old also faces a common assault count against a member of the public, Abdulkareem Ismael, at the airport on the same date, but that allegation was not put to him.

His brother, Mr Amaad, is charged with causing actual bodily harm to a male police officer.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said no charges would be brought against any of the officers after the case was reviewed by experts.

Two of officers remain under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog over potential misconduct.

One of the officers had been suspended but that suspension was later lifted by GMP Chief Constable Stephen Watson.

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammed Amaad stand outside Liverpool Magistrates' Court wearing black suits either side of their solicitor who is reading a statement to the media from his phone.
The brothers' legal team said their family had felt "betrayed" by the CPS

The court heard a female officer suffered a broken nose during the incident, which happened after the brothers went to collect their mother from the airport.

The pair were granted unconditional bail by District Judge James Hatton at the end of the 10-minute hearing at Liverpool Magistrates' Court.

Speaking to the media after the hearing, a solicitor representing the brothers said though no pleas had been entered, the pair "vehemently deny the allegations".

The solicitor repeated previously expressed views from the family that they felt "betrayed" by the IOPC and the CPS investigations.

"The family will be seeking a victims' right to review of the CPS decision, and robustly complaining about the role of the IOPC," he added.

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