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Kastellorizo Doctor Denies False Accusations After Brief Detention
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Kastellorizo Doctor Denies False Accusations After Brief Detention

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • A rural doctor on the Greek island of Kastellorizo was briefly detained after a complaint, but insists the accusations are false and based on confused information.
  • The complaint stemmed from an incident where an ambulance allegedly hit a shop awning, with the shop owner claiming the doctor named him on a broadcast.
  • Police sources state the doctor was invited to the station to give a statement and was released, denying any arrest in flagrante delicto, while other complaints involve a municipal worker and a separate interview.

Confusion and conflicting reports surround the brief detention of a rural doctor on the Greek island of Kastellorizo, who vehemently denies any wrongdoing. The doctor, speaking on Mega TV's "Exelixeis Tora," sought to clarify events that he claims have been misrepresented, leading to his temporary apprehension.

The arrest occurred after the second broadcast due to the first broadcast. The information is confused and there is a reason why it is confused. Mr. Adonis refers to a second arrest that occurred the next day.

— The doctorExplaining the sequence of events and alleged misinformation.

Initial reports suggested the doctor was arrested after a complaint, but he insists the situation was misunderstood. He explained that the detention occurred after a broadcast, and that information has been muddled. The complaint, he clarified, was filed by a local businessman following a dispute. The incident involved an ambulance, to which the doctor was attending, allegedly striking the awning of the businessman's store. The doctor maintains he never named the shop owner on air, making the defamation complaint baseless and "tragicomic."

The complaint was made because the shop owner believed I named him on air and he was defamed. Everything is false and tragicomic.

— The doctorDenying the basis of the defamation complaint.

Police sources have stated that the doctor was invited to the police station to provide a statement regarding the complaint and was subsequently released. They emphasized that he was not arrested in flagrante delicto, and that a video circulating online does not depict an arrest. The situation has drawn reactions from hospital doctors and politicians, with some asserting it does not concern the National Health System.

The police were very friendly. The complaint was made because the shop owner believed I named him and he suffered defamation. If you tell me I named someone, you can easily use that to say the shop owner is right.

— The doctorDescribing his interaction with the police and the shop owner's perspective.

Further complicating matters, police sources indicated two complaints have been filed against the doctor. The first, from the shop owner, led to the invitation to the station. A second complaint involved an interview where the doctor discussed his living conditions. Additionally, a municipal worker reportedly filed a complaint after the doctor allegedly locked her in a room, though no arrest was made in that instance either. The shop owner, speaking separately, claimed the doctor used an ambulance for a short, non-emergency trip, causing damage to his property.

According to police sources, the doctor in the published video is not wearing handcuffs and it is not the moment of his arrest. At the same time, it is emphasized that he has never been arrested in flagrante delicto.

— Police sourcesClarifying the nature of the video and denying a flagrante delicto arrest.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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