Mykonos police insist they did not treat British football star Harry Maguire differently than "other drunk British guys" after an incident on Mykonos, Greece, in which Maguire was arrested for assaulting a police officer and attempted bribery.
According to Maguire, he feared for his life and thought he was being "kidnapped" when Greek cops took him into custody, claiming that they did not identify themselves, handcuffed him and bashed his legs with a baton.
He denied any wrongdoing, insisting that there were some "Albanian" people who were trying to drug his sister, Daisy.
"I don't feel like I owe an apology to anybody. An apology is something when you've done something wrong", Maguire told the BBC.
Mykonos police, cited by The Sun, dismissed his claims, observing that they would lose their jobs if they did not identify themselves when taking someone into custody.
"Every time he opens his mouth, he lies. This was just a drunk guy getting in a fight. We deal with it a lot", one officer told The Sun, adding, "Why would eight police surround him and not identify themselves? We’d lose our jobs.”
Earlier in the month, Maguire was found guilty of assaulting police officers and attempted bribery, receiving a 21-month suspended sentence. After the verdict was announced, the England national team announced that it had withdrawn him from the squad.
The footballer was arrested in Mykonos after engaging in what police described as a "fight". Maguire claimed that some unknown "Albanians" tried to inject his sister with a "rape drug". According to him, when he tried to bring her to hospital, they were transferred to a police station instead, where he was hit by a cop and told that his career was "over".