Coastguard denies New Zealand man's claims of assault

Greek authorities, specifically the coastguard, on Tuesday issued a lengthy press statement denying a New Zealand man's allegations of being beaten and robbed by police in the Crete port city of Hania last month.

The man's statements generated a high-profile article in the mass daily the New Zealand Herald, entitled "Kiwi says he was kidnapped, beaten by Greek police", complete with a photograph of the man, identified as 29-year-old Joel Stirling, (...)

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