PSG footballer Hakimi to face trial for rape

Moroccan soccer ​player Achraf Hakimi is to face trial for rape, the defender, who ​plays ‌for Paris Saint-⁠Germain and the Moroccan national squad, ‌said in a social media post ⁠on Tuesday, according to media reports.

He denies the allegation.

"Today, a rape accusation is ​enough to justify a ‌trial, even though I deny it and everything proves it's false," ‌Hakimi said in a post on X. "This ​is as unjust to the innocent as it is to the genuine ​victims. I calmly await ​this trial, which will ​allow the truth to come out publicly."

The ​Nanterre prosecutor's office had opened an investigation in 2023 after an allegation of rape was made against ⁠him.

The prosecutor did not immediately respond ⁠to a ​request for comment.

Stabil.Az