Prosecutors Seek 15 Years For Achraf Hakimi On Rape Charges

French prosecutors connected Friday, Aug. 1st, called for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) prima Achraf Hakimi to look proceedings for allegedly raping a female successful 2023. He denies nan accusations, for which, if recovered guilty, he could look up to 15 years successful prison.

The prosecutors formally requested that nan Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco world beryllium sent for proceedings earlier a criminal court. The request, signed connected August 1st, by nan Nanterre prosecutor’s office, marks nan astir caller improvement successful a judicial investigation that has spanned much than 2 years. 

A last determination connected whether nan lawsuit goes to proceedings now rests pinch nan investigating judge, who tin either o.k. aliases cull nan request. The lawsuit stems from an alleged incident connected nan nighttime of February 25th, 2023, astatine Hakimi’s location successful Boulogne-Billancourt, a suburb westbound of Paris. A 24-year-old female claims Hakimi raped her aft being invited to nan player’s residence. He denies nan allegations.

‘Now, up to nan investigating magistrate’

“It is now up to nan investigating magistrate to determine wrong nan model of his order,” nan prosecutor’s agency told AFP successful a statement.

Hakimi, 26, played a important domiciled successful PSG’s tally to their first Champions League title, pinch nan full-back scoring nan opener successful nan 5-0 rout of Inter Milan successful nan last successful May of this year. He besides helped Morocco successful their historical tally to nan semifinals of nan 2022 World Cup.

Contacted by AFP aft Friday’s news, Hakimi’s lawyer Fanny Colin said nan prosecutors’ petition for proceedings is “incomprehensible and senseless successful ray of nan case’s elements”.

“We, on pinch Achraf Hakimi, stay arsenic calm arsenic we were astatine nan commencement of nan proceedings. If these requisitions were to beryllium followed, we would prosecute each avenues of appeal.”

Rachel-Flore Pardo, nan lawyer representing nan alleged victim, told AFP, “My customer welcomes this news pinch immense relief.”

Hakimi was calved successful Madrid. His shot profession began astatine Real Madrid. He past joined nan Bundesliga broadside Borussia Dortmund successful 2018. He played 73 games for nan German earlier moving to Inter Milan successful 2020, and past connected to PSG successful 2021, wherever he has established himself arsenic an integral portion of nan team.