• In short: A publisher has withdrawn the memoir of a former Victoria Police officer from sale following claims of inaccuracies

A memoir by a former Victoria Police officer has been pulled from sale by its publisher after the police force disputed the accuracy of facts in the book.

In a book released on June 28, Christophe Glasl details his time as a member of Victoria Police's Special Operations Group.

Mr Glasl describes the events of the Port Arthur massacre on April 28, 1996 in the book and claims to have been on call on the day in question.

However, while Mr Glasl refers to the Special Operations Group using the word "we", the book does not claim he was there.

"The world's worst mass murder has just occurred in Tasmania. Our phones rang and we were told to hike it to Essendon airport for deployment there," one passage in the book reads.

In a statement, Victoria Police said that while Mr Glasl was a former member of the Special Operations Group, he was not deployed to Port Arthur.

"We have concerns about the accuracy of the book," a Victoria Police spokesperson said.

"Of particular concern is chapter 18 which focuses on the author's claimed involvement in the resolution of the Port Arthur massacre,

The book has since been removed from publisher Hachette's website.

"It has come to our attention that some of the content of the book, Special Operations Group by Christophe Glasl, is inaccurate," a Hachette spokesperson said.

"We have taken the decision to withdraw this book from sale immediately while we undertake further review."

The ABC has contacted Mr Glasl for comment.