The latest news of the english football club Manchester United, the appeals trial of Manchester United defender Harry Maguire over a night club brawl on the Greek island of Mykonos has been postponed for a year because of a lawyers’ strike, court officials said.
The 30-year-old England international is appealing a 21-month suspended sentence following the incident in 2020. His case was due to be heard on Wednesday at a court on the island of Syros, the region’s administrative capital.
Yannis Paradeisis, a Syros lawyer assisting with the prosecution and representing four police officers allegedly assaulted in the brawl, said a new trial date was set for March 12, 2025.
“The hearing has been postponed. It’s because of the lawyers’ strikes that have been occurring over the last few months,” Paradeisis said.
Lawyers and other Greek self-employed professionals are protesting tax reforms announced last year. The strikes have added to a huge backlog in court cases.
Maintaining his innocence, Maguire said he intervened to protect his sister who had joined him on the vacation, and has rejected suggestions that he should make an apology.
Maguire’s career has been up and down since the incident in Greece.