Police official filmed assaulting suspect in Paris courthouse
A police officer has been arrested after he was caught on CCTV footage violently assaulting a suspected thief in the cells of the main Paris court buildings, with the video sequence apparently leaked by one of his colleagues to a French website.
AA French police intern has been detained and investigations are underway after the release of a video showing him repeatedly beating and dragging an inmate in a Paris courthouse, reports U.S. News and World Report.
French interior minister Gerard Collomb condemned the "violent and unacceptable behavior" of the policeman, saying it "damages the image of all security forces."
In a statement Thursday night, Collomb said the officer was suspended pending judicial and administrative investigations. He was in detention on Friday.
The video, released Thursday on the website 'La-bas si j'y suis', shows the officer arguing with an inmate who is resisting returning to his cell.
