The PSG player asked “to remain silent in this difficult test” and avoided talking about Abidal, whose name was cited as a possible testimony.
Kheira Hamraoui, the player Paris Saint-Germain attacked on November 4, requested respect for her private life and a “serene” investigation, on Monday before an investigating judge in Versailles, France.
The footballer “He quickly requested that his private life be respected, as well as his choice to remain silent in this difficult test”said this Tuesday in a statement published by his lawyer, Saïd Harir.
The Versailles prosecution confirmed Monday that former French international Éric Abidal, whose name appeared on a victim’s phone card, could appear soon.
It is the last unexpected twist of this bizarre case that began on November 4, when Hamraoui, 31-year-old French international, was returning from a dinner at his club in a vehicle with his partner Aminata Diallo and was the victim of an assault by two individuals, who struck him several times “in the legs with an iron bar.”
LThe police arrested Diallo last Wednesday, who spent 36 hours being questioned by investigators before being released without charge.
According to a source close to the case, Hamraoui told investigators that his mobile card was “in the name of his ex.” and these established that the holder was Abidal.
Former Barcelona player, Abidal was the sports director of the Spanish club from 2018 to August 2020. Hamraoui played in the entity’s women’s team from 2018 to 2021.
According to his lawyer, the player “suffered a significant physical and psychological prejudice”: “They gave him very violent blows, mainly in the lower limbs, revealing an undisguised will to damage his professional career.”
Despite the publication of information “a priori covered by the secret”, the 31-year-old international “offers all its confidence to investigators who must be able to conduct their investigations calmly in order to find the accused as soon as possible.”
The PSG women’s team, overwhelmed by this world-wide event, fell 6-1 on Sunday to Lyon, their great rival in French football. (D)
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