The Five reform MP’s have written to the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper threatening to launch la private prosecution of the men involved in the altercation with police at Manchester airport earlier this year.
The MP’s say that the speed in which this incident is being investigated means that the officers involved have been thrown “under the bus” while the young men have so far gone unpunished.
They also say they also believe there has been a cover up of video footage showing the beginning of the incident and how the men became involved and that the assailants are being given special treatment
In the letter published this morning they write;
“This delay at and lack of support for serving officers is deeply damaging to the morale of all police officers, as well as impacting on their ability to do their job properly.”
“If police officers are constantly working with the fear that their seniors and the IOPC will throw them under a bus at any moment, then they will not be able to protect the public in the full and fair way that we want.”
Two videos emerged of the incident, the first showing GMP officers restraining the men and showing one being stamped on by an officer, a second a few days later showing the beginning of the incident with two female officers being hit
The letter states that if the CPS do not charge the Manchester Airport assailants, we will organise a private criminal prosecution against them and will also launch a crowdfunder to help raise money to pay for the legal costs for the prosecution.
