Pakistan police officers suspended over protest clashes
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Karachi: Eleven Pakistan police officers have been suspended for the mistreatment of protesters, officials said Monday, after videos showed women be...
Karachi: Eleven Pakistan police officers have been suspended for the "mistreatment" of protesters, officials said Monday, after videos showed women being roughly handled including one dragged away by her hands and feet.
Videos circulating online also showed several journalists being beaten with sticks and one television reporter put in a headlock.
Competing protests over the incendiary charge of blasphemy were held in the mega city of Karachi on Sunday, despite not having permission from authorities, when clashes broke out.
Ali Rashid, spokesperson for Sindh provincial government told AFP, that "police officers who mishandled the situation have been suspended".
Senior police official in the city Syed Asad Raza added that five men and five women officers were suspended along with an inspector "due to the mistreatment towards women and their lack of professionalism".