Overview
- Hakimi was formally sent to criminal court after an investigating judge accepted the prosecutor’s request.
- Hakimi publicly denied the allegation on X and said he will seek to clear his name at trial.
- The allegation concerns an encounter in early 2023, and authorities opened a public investigation that year.
- His lawyer contends the case relies on the complainant’s testimony and says she refused medical exams, DNA testing, and phone data extraction.
- A prosecutor representative rejected characterizations of the case as extortion and cautioned against harassment of those who report sexual violence.