Achraf Hakimi’s lawyer insists rape allegation is ‘false’ with PSG star ‘available to authorities’
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The PSG star’s lawyer, Achraf Hakimi, insists that the allegation that he raped a woman in her home is ‘false’… with the Moroccan ‘making himself available to the authorities’ as French prosecutors investigate
Achraf Hakimi’s lawyer has claimed that a rape allegation against the Paris Saint-Germain star is “false”.
A 24-year-old woman has accused the 24-year-old Moroccan international of raping her at her home in a Parisian suburb on February 25.
French prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation into the allegation on Monday, a source close to the case said.
According to the source, which confirms an article in Le Parisien newspaper, the woman reported the incident at a police station on Sunday but did not press charges.
Hakimi’s lawyer, Fanny Colin, said: “The allegations are false. He is calm and is making himself available to the authorities.
French prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation into an alleged rape by Paris Saint-Germain winger Achraf Hakimi (pictured), according to a source close to the case.
The report detailing the charges claims that Hakimi was only told about the opening of the investigation 90 minutes before the FIFA The Best awards ceremony in Paris on Monday night (pictured)
The 24-year-old was part of the Morocco squad that reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
“The club supports the player, who has firmly denied the accusations and trusts in justice,” PSG said in a statement. “Paris St-Germain is an institution that promotes respect on and off the pitch.”
The prosecutor’s office handling the case in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris, declined to comment.
However, they denounced that “information already made public” in the media “undermined the necessary investigations to find out the truth.”
The report detailing the charges claims that Hakimi was only told about the opening of the investigation 90 minutes before the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in Paris on Monday night.
His performances saw him honored at the ceremony, where he was named in the FIFPro Men’s World Team of the Year.
Hakimi took the stage to collect the award along with other winners, including his PSG teammates Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi.
Hakimi was also part of the Morocco team that finished fourth at the World Cup in Qatar.
Born in Madrid, his penalty kick secured a 3-0 shootout victory against Spain to take Morocco into uncharted territory. The North African team became the first from the Arab world to reach the quarterfinals at a World Cup.