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Footage from a protest in London appears to show a Metropolitan Police officer punching a protester as lies on the ground.

The officer has a green badge saying he is a medic, but appears to attack the man who does not offer resistance in the footage.

It was filmed in north London last month, when thousands of Kurds demonstrated against Turkey’s military attack on the Kurdish city of Afrin in Syria.

In the background, officers try to control the crowd.


The video has been widely shared. The protester hasn’t been identified and it is not known if he was injured.

He wears a medic badge by his right shoulder (Picture: Telgraf)

A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘We are aware of a video posted on social media.



‘The video shows a brief part of the event and we shall be speaking with the officer to establish the exact circumstances of the incident.

‘The Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed and is investigating.’

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