John Painstil did not beat up police officer - Paintsil's sister Tina

Sister of beleaguered John Paintsil has revealed the ex-Ghana international’s detention was not as a result of beating up a policeman but because of a car theft issues

Tina Painstil claims the former Fulham player’s failure to report at the East Legon Police with an alleged stolen car led to him being put behind bars.

Paintsil is alleged to have punched DSP Basintale in the face during interrogation after his wife had reported him to the police on Tuesday May 24 for allegedly stealing her car.

But Tina says the media reports are false.

"All the cars in the house belong to John Paintsil. The police officer interrogating him said John should have reported to the station with the car, and for not bringing the car, he would not be allowed to leave the station. So, he was asked to call someone to bring the car before he would be allowed to leave,” she told host of Accra FM's morning show Chief Jerry Forson.

"John handed over the document to the police officers and decided to leave and come back with the car the next day, but the officer held his shirt to prevent him from leaving. John only pulled himself free; he did not assault the officer, and he was detained by the police because he did not report to the station with the car.

"The said car belongs to my brother. He bought it with his own money on his birthday and that is not the only car he has.

"He had a white Infinity; the wife hid the car and told the husband the car was missing. She only returned the car after John had reported the car missing. She sold the car later, after her husband had left the country."