French Court Confirms Rape Trial for PSG and Morocco Star Hakimi
The ruling leaves Hakimi facing trial after appeals courts said the evidence was sufficient to proceed, his lawyer said he denies the allegations.
- On Wednesday, France's Court of Cassation rejected Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi's final appeal, upholding lower-court orders for him to stand trial on a 2023 rape charge that he denies.
- Criminal proceedings began in February 2023 after a woman told Val-de-Marne police she met Hakimi on Instagram and accused him of sexual assault at his home.
- Hakimi has "firmly contested" the allegations from day one, and lawyer Fanny Colin stated that "all the evidence in Achraf Hakimi's defence will be presented publicly" at trial.
- Plaintiff's lawyer Rachel-Flore Pardo said that after "three and a half years of legal battles," her client is "determined to obtain justice" and "will fight to the very end."
- The Court of Cassation ruling marks Hakimi's final legal recourse in France's judicial system, clearing the path for his criminal trial to proceed in the Hauts-de-Seine department.
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A French court confirmed today that a trial will begin against Moroccan international and French giant PSG footballer Achraf Hakimi for attempted rape, the French news agency AFP reported.
PSG defender Hakimi to face rape trial after court rejects final appeal
Paris Saint-Germain defender, Achraf Hakimi, is set to stand trial over a rape allegation. This comes after France’s highest court rejected Hakimi’s final appeal on Wednesday. It means that the proceedings before a criminal court in the Hauts-de-Seine department are imminent. L’Équipe reports that the Cour de cassation rejected Hakimi’s appeal, ruling that there were […] PSG defender Hakimi to face rape trial after court rejects final appeal
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