German media reported on Friday that 35 investigations are now ongoing, examining police behaviour amid G20 protests and riots in Hamburg last week. A spokesman from Hamburg’s interior ministry confirmed to Die Welt and other German media on Friday that 35 investigations are currently reviewing police actions taken amid large protests and violent riots in Hamburg last week as the city hosted the G20 summit of world leaders. Of the 35 investigations, 27 were cases involving accusations of assault by officers, spokesman Christoph Lührs said. But seven of the cases were launched internally by Hamburg authorities themselves, four of which allege assault. Officials report that nearly 500 officers were injured amid several days of riots and vandalism surrounding the G20 summit.

Source: The Local July 14, 2017 12:45 UTC