British Captain Harry Maguire will appear before a Greek prosecutor on Saturday to face the fees for assaulting police on Mykonos Island, with his lawyer promising a quick resolution.
“Everything’s fine. Maguire denies the charges. If all goes well, we will be finished (today),” Constantinos Darivas told the Greek sports gazzetta.gr.
Darivas added that England’s central defence is in “good condition” despite spending two nights in detention since his arrest on Thursday night.
Maguire will be taken as a prosecutor at noon.
The case is known on the island of Syros, the administrative center of the organization of the Cycladic islands that Mykonos.
The 80 million pound (88 million euro) defender arrested on Friday morning after what Greek police described as an “altercation” between two teams of British tourists in Mykonos.
A statement by Greek police on Friday that three men over the age of 27, 28 and 29 had been arrested in Mykonos.
The Greek state firm ANA knew the suspects such as Maguire, his brother and a friend.
Police said a police officer attacked the scene and at one point a fight broke out at the local police station where the 3 men “vigorously resisted [the arrest], pushing and beating three policemen.”
One of the suspects then tried to bribe officials to monitor the incident, police said.
The suspects are charged with assault, resisting arrest, insulting and verbally threatening the officers who arrested them and attempting to bribe them, police said.
Four Mykonos officers suffered minors in the accident, the government said.
Mykonos is with sports stars and celebrities for its nightlife and beaches.
United said Friday in a letter that they were “aware of an alleged incident involving Harry Maguire in Mykonos last night.”
“Contacts have been made with Harry and he is cooperating with the Greek authorities.
“We won’t comment at this time,” the club added.
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© – AFP, 2020
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