The book was sold as a gripping account of major jobs Christophe Glasl attended including the Port Arthur massacre. But Victoria Police have issued a statement saying Glasl was not even in Tasmania at the time of the incident.
A memoir by a former member of the Victoria Police Special Operations Group has been abruptly withdrawnAccording to publisher Hachette, Christophe Glasl spent 16 years in the Victoria Police force, including four in the Special Operations Group.
A police spokesperson told this masthead that only 10 Victorian SOG members went to Tasmania on April 28, 1996, the day of the massacre, and Glasl was not one of them. They said there were also doubts about other stories that Glasl relates inOn Monday afternoon, Hachette said in a statement: “It has come to our attention that some of the content of this book is inaccurate. We have taken the decision to withdraw this book from sale immediately while we undertake further review.
A spokeswoman for Hachette said the publisher would not be commenting further, but it is understood it would be undertaking further investigations. The publisher removed Glasl’s profile from its website on Monday afternoon.Lengthy write-ups about the book and Christophe Glasl’s version of events at Port Arthur were also published in News Corp papersAccording to his LinkedIn entry, Glasl has been a self-employed author since January.
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