LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Portuguese prosecutors are investigating a policeman who beat a man in front of his young children and punched their grandfather outside a soccer stadium, sparking a national scandal.
The district prosecutor said in a statement late Monday it has opened an investigation into alleged abuse of power. The government department that oversees the police also said it is investigating police actions at the stadium.
The incident brought outrage and wide criticism of the police on Portuguese social media.
Police approached Jose Magalhaes, his two sons and his father Sunday outside Guimaraes stadium in northern Portugal, where Benfica had just won the Portuguese league title, according to film footage and witness reports.