In light of a judicial investigation into charges of police violence, the public prosecutor's office announced the arrest of three police officers from Luxembourg City on Monday afternoon.

In a press release, the public prosecutor's office explains the alleged acts, including "aggravated assault and battery obstruction of justice and forgery" had been committed against an intoxicated person during a procedure to place him in a sobering-up cell.

The investigation, under the direction of the examining magistrate, is still ongoing.