Clashes broke out at a protest against police brutality in Athens. Over 5,000 protesters gathered, after a police officer beat a man during a coronavirus lockdown inspection. A video of the beating surfaced on social media and caused an uproar. It shows a police officer hitting a man with a baton, as at least three other officers stand nearby. At the protest clashes broke out when demonstrators headed to a police station in the Nea Smyrni neighbourhood. Police used tear gas while protesters threw fireworks and projectiles. A preliminary investigation into the beating has been launched by Athens’ public prosecutor’s office.
