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A Göttingen police officer hits a young man in the face without warning. What the police do not know: a camera films the violence. Internal investigations are now ongoing.
- A video on social media shows a case of Police violence.
- A policeman hits a young man in the face in his apartment.
- Against the officers of Goettingen Police Investigations begin.
Göttingen: A video on social media shows what a police officer looks like Göttingen hits a young man. The incident took place in front of the camera and was recorded.
At the time of the incident, which occurred on Friday (September 18, 2020), users gathered for a morning round on the “Discord” chat and video conferencing platform. The server is extremely popular with young people and is visited by thousands every day.
@PolizeiNI_lka @Polizei_GOE This is the preventive measures of the Göttingen police pic.twitter.com/sK0bqPASYi
– marc (@ marcc1893) September 17, 2020
Göttingen Police: Video shows how an officer beats a young man
For an alleged alteration of public order policeman He called the apartment of a 19-year-old who turned on his camera regularly. There should be repeated noise in the apartment, said the policeman With. When officers arrived in his room, another Discord user began recording the incident.
Since the person in question had turned off their microphone, the conversation cannot be heard. While saying something to a policeman the officer then slaps him in the face – apparently not knowing that the camera is working. His colleagues do not intervene, but remain with their arms crossed or their hands on their belts.
Even after the hit, the victim remains sitting in her chair and talks to the officers. “Nothing he might have said could justify the action,” said an incident witness, who is in contact with the 19-year-old. The victim was transferred to a police station. The witness said that according to his own statements, the interested party had to stay there for three hours and then return home for four hours. It is said that he filed a complaint.
Göttingen Police: Internal investigations started
the Goettingen Police commented on the video on Twitter. Internal investigations are said to have already begun. They asked the editor of the video to get in touch.
Dear community, your annoyance at this video is understandable. Please give us the time to thoroughly investigate the incident, which is also unacceptable to us. The investigations are ongoing, the agents deployed have been determined, the criminal process has started!
– Göttingen Police (@Polizei_GOE) September 19, 2020
The investigation will be taken over by another agency. An official press release is due on Sunday (September 20, 2020). (By Lukas Rogalla)
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