French Court Confirms Rape Trial for PSG and Morocco Star Hakimi
- 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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Morocco's football star Achraf Hakimi comes to court in France for a rape charge!
THE CAPTAIN of the Moroccan national team has been accused of raping a 24-year-old woman in 2023.
PSG's Hakimi to face rape trial as court rejects final appeal
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Jovem Pan NewsThe French Court of Cassation confirmed on Wednesday the trial of Moroccan player Achraf Hakimi, of Paris Saint-Germain, for rape. The athlete, who has always denied accusations of sexually assaulting a young woman in 2023, had appealed the decision to take the case to trial, handed down in mid-June by the Versailles Court of Appeal. Contacted by AFP, the player's lawyer, Fanny Colin, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this …
The Court of Cassation confirms the indictment against Achraf Hakimi. The ex-Dortmunder has to answer for the accusation of a suspected rape in court and denies the allegations.
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