PSG's Moroccan Defender Hakimi Bids to Have Rape Case Dismissed
Hakimi denies wrongdoing as his lawyer argues the accusation rests on one woman’s account and she refused medical and DNA tests.
- Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi appears before the Versailles appeals court today to seek dismissal of the rape case against him.
- In February 2023, a woman reported the alleged incident in the Val-de-Marne area southeast of Paris, prompting formal charges and a judicial decision earlier this year to send the case to trial.
- During the referral hearing, defense lawyer Fanny Colin argued that "the accusation rests solely on the word of a woman who obstructed all investigations, refused all medical examinations and DNA tests refused to give the name of key witnesses."
- If the appeals court rejects the dismissal request and maintains the charges, the 27-year-old Moroccan international will stand trial on a date to be arranged.
- Hakimi expects to play for PSG in the Champions League final against Arsenal on May 30 in Budapest, followed by Morocco's World Cup opener against Brazil in New Jersey on June 13.
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The Moroccan international footballer intends to ask for a dismissal before the Chamber of Investigation of the Court of Appeal of Versailles in connection with the charges of rape against him dating from 2023 L
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PSG Moroccan defender Hakimi bids to have rape case dismissed
Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, who is facing trial for alleged rape, will bid to have the case dismissed in court on Friday. AFP reported from a source close to the case that a hearing before the Versailles appeals court, west of Paris, will examine the case of the 27-year-old Moroccan international who is to stand trial, accused of raping a woman. If his appeal is rejected and the charges are not reduced to a minor offence, the fo…
PSG Defender Hakimi Bids To Have Rape Case Dismissed
Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, who is facing trial for alleged rape, on Friday sought to have the case dismissed in court, AFP learned from a source close to the case. The hearing before the Versailles appeals court, west of Paris, examined the case of the 27-year-old Morocco international who is due to stand trial charged with raping a woman. A decision on his bid to have the case dismissed is expected on June 19, when Hakimi will …
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