Insp Robert Cantrell, 39, a member of Greater Manchester Police’s elite Tactical Aid Unit, was praised for his bravery after last year’s riots. But the M.E.N can reveal he has been summonsed to appear before magistrates following an investigation into policing of a demonstration by the far-right English Defence League.Pc Alan Glover, 31, a member of the same TAU team, has also been ordered to appear at York magistrates court to face a charge of perverting the course of justice...The IPCC probe, which lasted 16 months, investigated ‘the apparent difference between the footage and the account given by officers which resulted in criminal charges’ as well as the level of force used in Mr Clough’s arrest...A CPS spokesman said: "Both have been summonsed to appear before York magistrates court on charges of perverting the course of justice."The footage - shot by Granada TV - emerged after Mr Clough was charged.Police admitted that the video ‘appears to show a man being inappropriately struck during his arrest’.
The footage appears to shows an officer taking hold of Mr Clough by the neck.A second officer wearing a riot helmet and uniform, apparently hits him once in the jaw.
Yep, and this is the footage:
It's good to have the cops on the back foot but don't hold out too much hope, this is the British 'justice' system we're talking about. These are coppers. Odds are they'll be back on the streets and beating people up before you can say "there's no intelligence to suggest the EDL march will result in violence".