Two brothers have made their first appearance in court, accused of assaulting police officers in a disturbance at Manchester Airport. Footage of the incident at the airport's Terminal Two building in July was widely shared online. Speaking outside Liverpool Magistrates' Court, Solicitor Robbie Cole says Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammed Amaad "vehemently deny the allegations". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00There was no indication of pleas at this stage, but our clients vehemently deny the allegations.
00:05Imran Khan KC has been instructed as Senior Counsel for the Defence.
00:10As proceedings are live, it would be inappropriate to comment further, however, in relation to
00:15the IOPC and CPS investigation, we state the following.
00:19The IOPC released a statement following the Crown Prosecution Service's decision not to
00:24bring charges against the police officers, which noted an ongoing investigation into
00:29gross misconduct by these officers.
00:31The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, however, has lifted the suspension
00:36on the officers in question, essentially implying that they have been cleared of all wrongdoing.
00:41The Director of the IOPC, Catherine McNeice, told the family,
00:45Don't judge us on what you hear, judge us on what we do.
00:49The family feel betrayed by both the IOPC and CPS and their so-called investigation.
00:54The family will be seeking a victim's right to review of the CPS decision and robustly
00:59complaining about the role of the IOPC.