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Shocking video emerges of Stuttgart police beating man over unstubbed cigarette
Police attacking a man in Stuttgart. Image: YouTube screenshotFour police officers are being investigated by Stuttgart prosecutors after a video was posted online showing them attacking a man for refusing to stub out a cigarette. Prosecutors confirmed on Wednesday that two of the officers had already been taken off the beat and had been assigned desk jobs while the investigation takes place. The video was shot at the scene of a traffic accident on Willy Brandt Strasse on February 19th, prosecutors confirmed. In the footage, police officers can be heard asking a man who was involved in the accident to put out his cigarette.
Source: The Local April 06, 2017 09:33 UTC
