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Police Watchdog Opens Criminal Probe into GMP Officer over Leaked Airport Brawl Footage

Greater Manchester Police has pledged to cooperate fully with the IOPC inquiry into the officer’s alleged unauthorised disclosure of the CCTV footage.

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Overview

  • The Independent Office for Police Conduct informed a Greater Manchester Police officer this week that he is the subject of a criminal investigation for allegedly sharing CCTV from the July 2024 Manchester Airport altercation without a policing purpose.
  • Investigators are examining multiple potential offences, including corrupt exercise of power, unlawful obtaining of personal data, two Computer Misuse Act breaches, misconduct in public office and perverting the course of justice.
  • The probe follows a September 2024 referral from GMP after concerns arose over how the Manchester Evening News obtained and published context-providing airport CCTV.
  • Greater Manchester Police says it will cooperate fully with the IOPC, while the Manchester Evening News continues to withhold its source under journalistic source-protection principles.
  • Last month, a jury convicted Mohammed Fahir Amaaz of assaulting two police officers and a member of the public during the incident, with a retrial on remaining charges set for April 2026.