Paris Saint Germain might have gone out of the result crisis with a last-minute win over Lille and a magnificent 3-0 thrashing of Olympique in Marseille, but if we look at the off sporting events, the crisis is bigger than ever. The first shock happened yesterday, when Le Parisien revealed that an unnamed girl accused Achraf Hakimi of a rape, and now the president of the Parisians is the next one to be at the front page of French newspapers. French-Algerian businessman accused Nasser Al-Khelaifi of kidnap and torture. In both cases, the accused men denied the allegations.Achraf Hakimi accused of rapeThe Khelaifi allegations were first published by Liberation in September 2022 and they included a series of claims against the PSG president in connection with the imprisonment of French-Algerian entrepreneur Tayeb Benabderrahmane in 2020. The reasons for this alleged kidnap and torture were ‘compromising information’ about the 2022 World Cup bid. The businessman was arrested in Doha on January 13, 2020 and was imprisoned for close to nine months. The documents also allegedly relate to the awarding of the 2026 and 2030 World Cup TV rights to beIN Media, which Al-Khelaifi is chairman of.“They’ve changed their lawyers more times than they’ve changed their stories. It is the ultimate media manipulation. I’m just amazed so many people have taken their contradictions as credible. Justice will run its course” said PSG president in a statement.Another tense transfer window awaits us because of MbappeBenabderrahmane’s lawyers on the other hand expressed their satisfaction that the case was accepted by the French authorities. It’s alleged that during his kidnap, Benabderrahmane was tortured and then signed an agreement in which he agreed not to divulge ‘sensitive’ documents which involved Al-Khelaifi. French reports claim that the alleged victim has filed a civic action, allowing a judicial investigation to take place, and that three investigators are working on the case.##NAJAVA_MECA_7059939##
