French authorities ordered Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi to stand trial for the alleged 2023 rape of a woman, which the Moroccan international denied on Friday.
The prosecutor’s office in Nanterre informed the AFP news agency that they had requested that the prosecutor take the rape case before a criminal court.
The prosecutor’s office told AFP in a statement that “it is now up to the investigating magistrate to make a decision within the parameters of his order.”
Hakimi, 26, scored the opener in PSG’s 5-0 win over Inter Milan in the May final, which was a significant contribution to PSG’s quest for their first Champions League title.
Hakimi, who helped Morocco reach the 2022 World Cup’s historic semifinals in March 2023, was accused of raping a 24-year-old woman.
While his wife and children were away on vacation, Hakimi allegedly paid for his accuser to visit his home in Boulogne-Billancourt on February 25, 2023.
Following the incident, the woman alleges rape and was question by police before going to a police station.
Prosecutors decided to bring charges against the player despite the woman’s refusal to make a formal accusation.
She claimed to have met Hakimi on Instagram in January 2023 when she was reporting to the police at the time.
She claimed that she had taken a taxi from Hakimi to his house the night of the incident. Before raping her, she claimed to have told police that Hakimi had started kissing her and making consensual sexual advances, according to a police source.
She claimed she was able to free herself and text a friend who had arrived to pick her up.
In light of the facts surrounding the case, Hakimi’s attorney, Fanny Colin, who spoke with AFP after the news was made, described the trial request by the prosecution as “uncomprehensible and meaningless”.
“We and Achraf Hakimi continue to be as composed as they were when the proceedings began.
We would obviously pursue all possible appeals, she continued.
The woman’s lawyer, Rachel-Flore Pardo, told AFP, “My client welcomes this news with immense relief.
Hakimi, who was born in Madrid, joined Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga in 2018 after spending some time in the youth system at Real Madrid.
He then made 73 Bundesliga appearances.
He made his first team-related move to Inter Milan in 2020, before moving on to PSG in 2021, where he has established himself as a key player.
Source: Aljazeera
Leave a Reply