Three of the officers arrested in the Freddie Gray case can be seen in a new video as they are taken into jail without handcuffs.

Caesar R. Goodson Jr., William G. Porter and Edward M. Nero, three of the officers who surrendered on May 1 were seen casually getting out of a black police van as they prepare to go in to Central Booking.

Goodson, who is being charged with second-degree murder, even takes some time to hug another officer.

Three of the officers in the Freddie Gray murder case were seen being taken into booking without handcuffs, and one, Ceaser R. Goodson, even hugged another officer (above)

The Baltimore Sun released this video and reports that they have asked police if it is in fact standard for suspects to not be handcuffed as they are booked.

'While an individual turning himself in is not a regular occurrence, it is not unusual when an agreement is made between attorneys, the office of the state's attorney and the department for individuals to turn themselves in to a predetermined location where they will then be taken into custody,' spokesperson Lt. Sarah Connolly told the paper.

She also confirmed that the individuals seen in the video were Goodson, Porter and Nero.

Connolly also said; 'Members of the department had facilitated those officers who were turning themselves in to that location, at that point of time they were taken into custody.'

William G. Porter (above) and Edward M. Nero are also seen on video casually entering Central Booking on May 1

A police spokesperson said; 'Members of the department had facilitated those officers who were turning themselves in to that location' (Nero above)

Doug Ward, director of the Johns Hopkins University's Division of Public Safety Leadership and a former trooper said he could understand this practice in this case.

Handcuffs, he said, are to keep the suspect from fleeing the scene.

'They were not going to run or resist,' he said.

'They were cooperating.'

Activists do not feel the same way however, with Dayvon Love saying; 'It further illustrates why there is such a level of distrust with law enforcement here.

'It shows the power of the Fraternal Order of Police and the Police Department. There is no other explanation that would make sense.'

Attorneys for the six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are now asking a judge to move their case out of Baltimore, arguing it will be impossible to select an impartial jury and receive a fair trial.

The officers face charges ranging from assault to second-degree 'depraved-heart' murder.