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Protesters in the US state of Michigan are demanding that two white two policemen be fired after a video aired showing them beating a black suspect, the BBC reported.

Floyd Dent, 57, was arrested during a traffic stop in Inkster in January.

The video shows an officer punching Mr Dent many times in the head as he is held to the ground.

Recent high-profile cases in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City have made police treatment of black men a major issue in the US.

"I'm lucky to be living. I think they was trying to kill me, especially when they had choked me," Mr Dent told WDIV, the TV station that first aired the video on Tuesday.

"I mean, I was on my last breath. I kept telling the officer, 'Please, I can't breathe," Mr Dent said.

A long time employee of the Ford Motor Company, Mr Dent said he spent two days in hospital for injuries to his face and head.

Police initially charged him with assault, resisting arrest, and possession of cocaine, insisting they found cocaine beneath the passenger seat of his Cadillac. Dent says police planted the drugs at the time of his arrest.

The assault and resisting arrest charges were later dropped. Mr Dent has no prior criminal history.