Overview
- Prosecutors in Nanterre confirmed a criminal trial has been ordered, according to reports citing the player’s lawyer and the prosecutor’s office.
- No public date for the proceedings has been announced following the decision to send the case to trial.
- A woman who was 24 at the time told police in February 2023 that Hakimi raped her, though she initially did not file a formal complaint.
- Hakimi posted on X that he disputes the allegation and expressed confidence that the process will bring the facts to light.
- His lawyer asserts the complainant obstructed the investigation by declining medical exams and DNA tests, refusing a phone review, and withholding a witness’s name, while authorities had previously placed Hakimi under judicial supervision.