![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/iran-police-force-says-it-is-investigating-protester-shooting-video/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/127491523_mediaitem127490184.jpg&description=Image source, TwitterImage caption, The video showed officers beating the man and driving over him with a motorbike before he was shotIran's police force has said it is investigating a video that shows officers severely beating and shooting an anti-government protester in Tehran.In the clip posted on social media on Tuesday, a dozen police kick and hit with batons a man lying on a street. The man is also run over by an officer driving a motorbike before another fires a shot-gun at him at close range.A rights group said it was "horrific reminder that the cruelty of Iran's security forces knows no bounds"."Amid a crisis of impunity, they're given free rein to brutally beat and shoot protesters. The UN Human Rights Council must urgently investigate these crimes," Amnesty International tweeted.Warning: graphic footage. In this video that is published on social media today more than 10 officers can be seen who are beating a protester who is already lying on the ground… they then go on top of him with a motorcycle, beat him again and finally shoot him. #Iran #MahsaAmini https://t.co/lkThEzkbTx— Rana Rahimpour (@ranarahimpour) November 1, 2022 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.View original tweet on TwitterA police statement published by the hard-line Tasnim news agency on Wednesday said an order had been issued to "investigate the exact time and place of the incident and identify the offenders"."The police does not approve of harsh and unconventional treatment, the offending police officers will certainly be dealt with according to the law," the statement added.It is not clear what happened to the man who was attacked in the incident. The protests erupted six weeks ago in response to the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was accused by morality police of wearing her hijab "improperly". There were reports that officers beat her head with a baton and banged it against the side of a vehicle. The police denied mistreating her and sa){kind=link}
Iran’s police force has said it is investigating a video that shows officers severely beating and shooting an anti-government protester in Tehran.
In the clip posted on social media on Tuesday, a dozen police kick and hit with batons a man lying on a street.
The man is also run over by an officer driving a motorbike before another fires a shot-gun at him at close range.
A rights group said it was “horrific reminder that the cruelty of Iran’s security forces knows no bounds”.
“Amid a crisis of impunity, they’re given free rein to brutally beat and shoot protesters. The UN Human Rights Council must urgently investigate these crimes,” Amnesty International tweeted.