Several police officers in Cologne are being investigated on suspicion of bodily harm in the office.
They are suspected of having used "excessive force" against a 59-year-old during an emergency escape mission in April, the public prosecutor said on Monday.
The man - after temporarily leaving the hospital - died in June 2021.
Cologne - Whether the death of the Italian national is related to what happened during the police operation is now being examined.
The Bonn police took over the investigation.
Initially, no information was given about the exact number of police officers who are being investigated.
You have been suspended from duty.
Concrete evidence of a possibly xenophobic motive has so far not been available, said a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office.
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The young man is said to be a so-called "roofer", as a police spokesman announced on Friday.
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Already two months before New Year's Eve, young people in Stralsund caused a police operation for illegal cracking.
As a police spokeswoman said on Monday, a police patrol car was also attacked.
The incident occurred early on Sunday morning in the Knieper West district.
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Some police officers are also suspected of having exchanged private chats with other officers about official matters that could be criminally relevant.
Among other things, it is about a possible appointment to use force.
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