Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been ordered to face trial in a rape case, the Morocco worldwide stated on social media on Tuesday.
The allegation dates again to February 2023 and was made by a then 24-year-old lady who alleged that Hakimi assaulted her in his dwelling within the south east of Paris.
“At the moment, a rape accusation is sufficient to justify a trial,” Hakimi, who denies the allegations, posted on X.
“That is as unjust to the harmless as it’s to the real victims. I calmly await this trial, which is able to enable the reality to return out publicly.”
Hakimi’s lawyer Fanny Colin and the prosecutor within the Nanterre suburb of Paris have each confirmed to French media a trial had been ordered.
Rachel-Flore Pardo, who represents the plaintiff, instructed the Related Press her shopper welcomed the order committing the case to trial “with reduction,” including it “is absolutely per the proof within the file.”
Hakimi was given preliminary costs of rape in March 2023. Within the French authorized system, preliminary costs imply judges have robust cause to suspect against the law was dedicated however are permitting time for additional investigation earlier than deciding whether or not to ship a case to trial.
“A trial has been ordered based mostly on an accusation that rests solely on the phrase of a girl who obstructed all investigations, refused all medical examinations and DNA testing, refused entry to her cell phone, and refused to offer the identify of a key witness,” Colin stated.
Colin argued that two successive psychological assessments of the plaintiff “revealed an absence of readability concerning the details she claims to denounce, in addition to the absence of any post-traumatic signs.”
In her assertion, Pardo stated if the justice system has been exemplary on this case, “the broader dealing with of this affair serves as a reminder of 1 factor: There stay environments the place the Me Too motion has but to interrupt the sound barrier, chief amongst them the world of males’s skilled soccer.”
PSG coach Luis Enrique was requested in a information convention on Tuesday forward of the Monaco match whether or not Hakimi’s case adjustments something for the staff and whether or not he stays the vice captain. Luis Enrique stated solely: “That is within the fingers of the justice system.”
Info from PA and The Related Press contributed to this story
