Overview
- On Feb. 26, the appeals chamber in Aix-en-Provence overturned the Nov. 3, 2025 order and canceled the referral to the Alpes-Maritimes criminal court.
- Le Parisien reports the decision applies to both Wissam Ben Yedder and his brother Sabri.
- For Wissam Ben Yedder, the court found insufficient evidence to pursue prosecution, contrary to the prosecutor general’s requisitions, according to AFP.
- Defense lawyers welcomed the ruling, saying it validates their arguments and corrects an erroneous assessment by the investigating magistrate.
- The allegations date to summer 2023 in Nice, with the complainants describing non-consensual acts and the brothers maintaining the encounters were consensual.