A second police officer has been put under criminal investigation for assault over an incident at Manchester Airport last month.
It comes after a video showed a man being kicked and stamped on by an officer on 23 July.
Three days later, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said a police officer was being criminally investigated.
It said today a second officer was being investigated after Greater Manchester Police referred a complaint "detailing several allegations, from one of the people involved".
They are also being investigated for potential gross misconduct for alleged breaches of professional standards including use of force, the IOPC added.
The investigations do not automatically mean criminal charges or misconduct proceedings will follow.
Greater Manchester Police are separately investigating if any criminal offences were committed by the members of the public involved in the incident.
The IPOC said it would be looking into force used by officers against two men and a woman - part of an initial incident near the car park machines at the airport - during which the two men were arrested.
It's also investigating force used on three others in an incident shortly after, when two men were arrested and one of them was pepper sprayed.
The IOPC said it would assess whether officers' actions were in line with police policies and procedures, as well as whether "discriminatory behaviour" was a factor in how the people were treated.
IOPC regional director Catherine Bates said the incident was "complex and escalated rapidly" and they are "working hard to piece together all of the relevant events".
She called for anyone with any relevant information or video to get in contact.
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