The policeman was among the officers deployed to stop the riots.
A video from an arrest led to a complaint being made about the officer to the Independent Police Complaints Authority. The Police Complaints Authority’s investigation led to the Public Prosecutor last year deciding to prosecute him.
According to the indictment, he should have beaten a Pole who was handcuffed ten times with his staff.
In city court, he was sentenced to 60 days probation for aggravated assault. He appealed to the Eastern High Court, which on Wednesday acquitted him with the judges’ votes 6-0.
– The High Court finds that he has acted within the rules of the Police Act. He has thus taken care of his work, says his defender, lawyer Stine Gry Johannessen.
– He’s incredibly relieved. Three years is a long time to have such a case hanging over your head. In addition, he has been suspended since indictment was filed last year, but now he can return to his job, she continues.