Cop cleared of punching driver

A motorist told a court he was ‘scared for his life’ when a policeman ordered colleagues to turn off their body worn cameras and punched him in the face. Rafiq Miah, 24, admitted he was abusive and swore at PC Ian Smellie, 64, as he was searched in Stoke Newington, north London, last 10 November. He claimed he after he was released from his handcuffs PC Smellie took up a ‘fighting position’ and hit him in the face. Mr Miah…