Senior detectives will review a wild Brisbane brawl outside a Brisbane pub to determine which "drunken louts" are responsible for king-hitting two officers and crashing a car into a taxi.
Five men, aged 18 to 24, have already been charged with a range of offences, including serious assault and affray, for their alleged roles in the incident outside West End's Boundary Hotel just after midnight on Monday.
Springfield man Douglas Menefata Asiata, 24, faced the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday morning while four others will appear on November 9.
Superintendent Jim Keogh says more people will be charged, particularly five men who sped from the scene in a car before running a red light and crashing into a taxi in Milton, on the other side of the Brisbane River.
Supt Keogh said while the taxi driver and his passenger weren't injured, the men in the getaway car ended up being transported to the same hospital the male officer was being treated.
The officer was cut under his eye after being king hit from behind when he pulled out a Taser to try to quell the situation.
A female officer was also allegedly blind-sided by a "cowardly" punch.
"The police aren't there to put up with this type of behaviour and we won't put up with this type of behaviour," Supt Keogh said.
"That's why we're going to have the matter totally reviewed ... and further charges will fall from this."
Supt Keogh said the review, which will also look at CCTV footage, was necessary because the incident involved two crime scenes and multiple people.
"In the heat of the moment, some people may think they've escaped punishment - that's not going to be the case," he said.
Supt Keogh described those responsible as "drunken louts" who had no respect for authority.
"What do they think we are? Punching bags?" he said.
He rated the incident worse than what police would normally encounter due to its cowardly nature.
"They've turned on the police officers - not in so much a confrontational matter, but king hit them from behind," he said.
"What sort of coward does that?"
Police union president Ian Leavers used the incident to call for mandatory minimum sentencing for people who assaulted police and emergency workers.
"They should not go to work knowing they will be belted and end up assaulted, or in hospital at the end of the shift," Mr Leavers told reporters.
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