ACTING Commissioner of Police Junior Benjamin says the officer seen in a social media video kicking a patron at a concert over the weekend has been removed from the unit he was assigned to, pending an investigation.

Video footage of the incident at the One Caribbean Music Festival on May 31 showed police confronting a man, who appeared to unarmed, before beating him and throwing him to the ground as an officer kicked him.

The incident was allegedly sparked by several unhappy fans who threw glass bottles at the stage front when the concert ended.