PSG star Hakimi says at ‘peace’ despite rape allegation

Paris Saint-Germain prima Achraf Hakimi, who is being investigated implicit an alleged rape, said helium has “peace of mind” and expects to beryllium cleared of the accusations.

Last month, French prosecutors called for the 26-year-old Morocco planetary to look proceedings implicit the allegations that helium raped a 24-year-old pistillate that helium had met implicit societal media.

“I cognize that what I americium accused of is simply a lie,” Hakimi told writer Mouloud Achour successful an interrogation for the “Clique” amusement to beryllium aired connected Canal+, a clip of which was broadcast connected Wednesday night.

“I cognize that I person not done thing and that I would ne'er bash that,” the Madrid-born Hakimi said successful Spanish.

“Today, I person bid of mind…. hoping that the information volition soon beryllium revealed.”

Hakimi, who helped Morocco to their historical advancement to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, was charged successful March, 2023 with raping the woman.

Hakimi allegedly paid for his accuser to question to his location connected February 25, 2023, successful the Paris suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt portion his wife, from whom helium has since divorced, and children were distant connected holiday.

The pistillate went to a constabulary presumption pursuing the brushwood alleging rape and was questioned by police.

Although the pistillate refused to marque a ceremonial accusation, prosecutors decided to property charges against the player.

Hakimi insists that helium is the unfortunate of an extortion attempt.

On August 1, the Nanterre prosecutor’s bureau told AFP that they had requested that the investigating justice notation the rape complaint to a transgression court.

“Nothing successful the lawsuit lends successful immoderate mode to a characterising of extortion,” the alleged victim’s lawyer Rachel-Flore Pardo told AFP connected Thursday.

“Mr Hakimi is trying to make a counter-fire that we are utilized to successful cases of intersexual violence.”

Hakimi has continued to play for PSG and his state since the allegations archetypal surfaced, adjacent winning the Champions League with the Qatari-owned French nine successful May.

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