Paris Saint-Germain's Moroccan defender #02 Achraf Hakimi leaves after a training session ahead of their upcoming UEFA Champions League final match against English football club Arsenal FC at the PSG Campus in Poissy, north-west of Paris on May 20, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, who is facing trial for alleged rape, will bid to have the case dismissed in court on Friday, AFP learned from a source close to the case.
A hearing before the Versailles appeals court, west of Paris, will examine the case of the 27-year-old Moroccan international who is to stand trial charged with raping a woman.
If his appeal is rejected and the charges are not reduced to a minor offence, the footballer will be tried on a date to be arranged.
In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in the Val-de-Marne area southeast of Paris that Hakimi had raped her.
