"We have never seen anything like this in Modena. Until now I had only seen things like this in American films. They used unnecessary violence. If a person resists a legitimate control, they should be contained, not beaten."
The lawyer Barbara Bettelli, who defends the 23-year-old Guinean arrested yesterday in Modena, comments on the video released on social media which shows a policeman punching him while trying to get him into the service car.
The young man's lawyer, who is legal and has a job as a cook's assistant in a restaurant in the province, will consider whether to file a complaint.
Yesterday after validation he was released.
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