Man United Captain, Harry Maguire Released After Being Arrested For Assaulting Police In Greece
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire was who arrested in Greece on Thursday has been released from police custody on Saturday, August 22.
Maguire was arrested on the island of Mykonos, Greece for allegedly attacking police following a fight outside a bar.
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Footage from local media showed Maguire leaving a courthouse on neighbouring Syros island after his hearing, accompanied by members of his legal team, and boarding a dark minivan.
His lawyer Constantinos Darivas had earlier told Greek sports website gazzetta.gr that the England center-back had denied the charges and was in “fine condition”, despite spending two nights in detention since his Thursday night arrest.
According to Greek TV channel Mega, Maguire’s father had flown to Greece to be at his son’s side. The case is being heard on the island of Syros, the administrative hub of the Cycladic island group that includes Mykonos.
The local prosecutor is expected to set a date for the hearing.
Greek police in a statement on Friday said that three men including Maguire were been arrested in Mykonos. Maguire reportedly become enraged after someone in a group of British tourists struck his sister.
The police said an officer was punched at the scene of incident and that a second fight had broken out at the local police station where the three men “strenuously resisted (arrest), pushing and striking three officers.”
Four Mykonos officers reportedly sustained slight injuries in the fracas. One of the suspects then tried to bribe the officers to hush up the incident, the police said.
Police in its statement noted that the suspects are accused of assault, resisting arrest, verbally insulting and threatening the arresting officers, and attempted bribery.
