in 1997 a man was beaten by officers from the tsg in what was described as an "outrageous display of brutality", which only stopped when the man pretended to be unconscious. the man was charged with assault and threatening behaviour over the incident but was cleared after photographs of his injuries showed the officers had lied about the case under oath. after the man's acquittal the officers went on trial accused of assault in 1999 but were later cleared.