Last Updated: March 03, 2023, 17:44 IST
Achraf Hakimi has been accused of rape (AFP Photo)
PSG and Morocco star Achraf Hakimi was questioned by prosecutors on Thursday amid allegations of rape
Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi has been charged with rape, French prosecutors informed AFP on Friday.
Hakimi, 24, was questioned by prosecutors on Thursday about accusations made by a 24-year-old girl, and subsequently charged.
The Madrid-born participant, who was a key a part of Morocco’s historic run to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar final yr, educated together with his PSG teammates on Friday morning.
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Contacted by AFP, the membership made no remark in regards to the cost.
Hakimi allegedly paid for his accuser to journey to his house within the Paris suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt final Saturday whereas his spouse and kids have been away on vacation.
The girl went to a police station on Sunday and was questioned by prosecutors on Wednesday, in line with sources near the case.
On Monday, Hakimi appeared on the FIFA Best awards ceremony in Paris, the place he was named within the FIFPro males’s world crew of the yr.
The participant’s lawyer Fanny Colin couldn’t instantly be contacted however on Tuesday she had mentioned the accusations in opposition to Hakimi have been “false”.
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Rachel Flore Pardo, the lawyer for the alleged victim, told AFP: “My client maintains everything that she said. She made the choice to speak exclusively to prosecutors and does not want the affair to become a media issue, mainly to protect her safety.”
Under French legislation, being charged doesn’t essentially imply the case will go to trial.
Reigning French champions PSG are high of Ligue 1 and face Nantes on Saturday earlier than travelling to Germany the place they play Bayern Munich within the second leg of the Champions League final 16 on Wednesday.
The French facet path 1-0 from the primary leg.
It was not instantly clear if Hakimi would play any half in both match, however he’s permitted to depart French soil regardless of the cost in opposition to him.
Hakimi got here via the youth system at Real Madrid earlier than becoming a member of Bundesliga facet Borussia Dortmund in 2018. He went on to make 73 appearances for the German membership.
He moved to Inter Milan in 2020 after which on to PSG in 2021 the place he has established himself as an integral a part of the crew and has struck up an in depth friendship with star ahead Kylian Mbappe.
In Qatar, he was a cornerstone of the Morocco crew that grew to become the primary nation from the Arab world to succeed in the final 4 of a World Cup.
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