Birmingham Mayor William Bell summoned Police Chief A.C. Roper and other police officials to his office for a meeting Wednesday afternoon.

The police leaders emerged from the mayor's office and left City Hall without comment. Bell said he had not seen the video and had little information.

"The allegations were alarming enough that I reached out to the police chief to find out what information that we may have had on this incident. At the present time all we have is rumors and information that has been called in by third parties," Bell said.

The mayor said the "allegation will be fully investigated and appropriate actions, if necessary, will be taken."

Hours after being contacted by The News, Williams said one of the officers involved in the arrest had been placed on administrative leave with pay pending an investigation by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Birmingham Police Department's Internal Affairs.

A second officer is on an unrelated medical leave but also will be placed on paid leave once he is cleared from the medical issue, Williams said.

Regardless of the outcome of the current investigation, Bell said he would also make sure all police officers are briefed on appropriate procedures.

Daniel has a court date scheduled for April 11. "I don't think he was involved in any criminal activity," Salvagio said.

Muhammad said Daniel is a member of his mosque, and he has known Daniel for about eight years.

Daniel had "bruises, a lot of swelling," Muhammad said.

Muhammad said he has discussed the case with Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. "The first thing he told me was to make sure (Daniel) gets more" medical treatment, Muhammad said.

Muhammad said the beating shows there needs to be a department-wide retraining of Birmingham police officers and noted that most of the officers in the video are white, while Daniel is black.

The video surfaced a day after a Jefferson County Personnel Board hearing officer recommended the city rehire five former Birmingham police officers fired in a 2008 videotaped incident in which police struck a motorist with clubs and fists following a chase.

Those officers, David Doran, Barrett Dewitt, Heath Boackle, Thomas Cleveland and Kenneth Prevo, were fired in 2009 after the incident came to light and made national headlines.

To see the full video of the beating, go to videos.al.com/birmingham-news.

Birmingham News staff writers Carol Robinson and Joseph D. Bryant contributed to this story.

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