Two brothers charged over Manchester Airport brawl chaos that sparked protests after man ‘kicked in face’
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TWO brothers have been charged over a brawl at Manchester Airport that sparked protests across the country. Shocking footage showed the fight erupt on July 23 as two officers were allegedly punched to the ground. Passenger Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 19, was kicked in the head as he and his brother Muhammad Amaad, 25, were restrained, it was said.
![[Footage allegedly showed Fahir Amaaz being kicked in the head]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/a21b0cc5-0fa8-4303-9441-38554bab3071.jpg?strip=all&w=480)
The two brothers have now been charged over the airport chaos but two cops probed over the incident will not faces charges. Amaaz, now 20, is accused of two offences of causing actual bodily harm, one charge of assaulting an emergency worker and one charge of common assault.
![[Further footage appeared to show a fight between the police officers and three men]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/new-manchester-airport-video-shows-920110517.jpg?strip=all&w=798)
Amaad, 25, is charged with causing actual bodily harm and will appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court alongside his brother on January 16. After the footage emerged in the summer, protests were held across Rochdale and Manchester. The brothers later claimed they were threatened by an officer and thrown to the ground.
![[Amaaz was eventually Tasered]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/new-footage-captures-chaotic-violent-920124653.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
As a result, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) announced a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) constable was under criminal investigation for assault. The watchdog later said a second officer was also being probed following an alleged incident shortly afterwards when two other men were arrested.
![[The chaos sparked protests across Manchester]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/stand-racism-demonstration-manchester-police-919524341.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960)
In a separate probe, GMP passed a "comprehensive" file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service as part of its investigation after three of its officers were injured. The force claimed armed cops were subject to a "violent" attack while trying to make an arrest at the airport.
