Campaigning lawyer Aamer Anwar has given shocking details of a racist attack on him by police officers and said he fears a bid to stamp out prejudice will face barriers within the force.
As a young man in November 1991, he was badly beaten and had his teeth smashed by Scottish cops. He later won a legal battle against the then Strathclyde Police force over the attack.
He said: “I was told, ‘This is what happens to black boys with big mouths.’ Everyone told me to get on with my life, let it go, I couldn’t win against the police, but I fought and won.
