Publisher withdraws former police officer’s memoir after force questions Port Arthur massacre claim

Victoria Police issued a statement saying it ‘had concerns about the accuracy’ of a book on the Special Operations Group written by a former member Christophe Glasl. Photograph: Nigel Killeen/Getty Images

A publisher has pulled a former police officer’s memoir after the force questioned his claim he attended the Port Arthur massacre.

Hachette confirmed parts of the book Special Operations Group by former Victorian police officer Christophe Glasl were inaccurate, and that it had been removed from shelves.