Former Alabama police officer Eric Sloan Parker entered a not guilty plea in the beating of an Indian man visiting his grandson, reports the Guardian.

Parker is accused of using unreasonable force and a federal charge of violating the rights of Sureshbhai Patel.

The 57-year-old Patel who was left partially paralyzed is still recovering from the February incident.

The whole thing was captured on video by a police dash cam camera.

The beating has become international news and the governor of Alabama has apologized to the government of India. The family of Patel has filed a civil lawsuit and state charges are also pending against Parker.

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