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A police officer who arrived at a scene where two of his colleagues were struggling to arrest a man in Mġarr could not recall seeing any blood on the man’s face.

Kurt Gauci told Magistrate Carol Peralta that the moto-rist, Jean Paul Aquilina, who was stopped by the police on suspicion of drink driving, had a small laceration under his left eye.

Mr Gauci was testifying in the compilation of evidence against Mr Aquilina, 24, from Mosta, who stands charged with resisting arrest and disobeying police orders early on May 30.

An internal inquiry was launched after he claimed he had been beaten up by the police.

During the last sitting, the court was informed that criminal action would be taken against the two RIU police officers who were involved in Mr Aquilina’s arrest – Mark Tonna and David Camilleri.

Mr Gauci said Mr Aquilina was “red in the face” and “wondered what he had taken as he was not behaving normally”.

He said he did not recall seeing any blood on his face or clothes in the five minutes he spent at the scene.

The case continues.

Lawyer Mario de Marco is appearing for Mr Aquilina while lawyer Abigail Critien represented the officers.