{
  "id": 9381743,
  "title": "PSG defender Hakimi to face rape trial after court rejects final appeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/psg-defender-hakimi-to-face-rape-trial-after-court-rejects-final",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/23/psg-defender-hakimi-to-face-rape-trial-after-court-rejects-final-appeal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi is facing a rape trial after France’s highest court rejected his final appeal. The Court of Cassation ruled on Wednesday that there were no serious grounds to admit his appeal, meaning the proceedings will now proceed before a criminal court in the Hauts-de-Seine department.\n\nHakimi's lawyer, Bertrand Périer, confirmed the decision in a statement, stating that the Court of Cassation judged that no serious means were of a nature to allow its admission. Périer also mentioned his client's determination to see the case through, despite the allegations having been \"slandered and dragged through the mud\" by his defense.\n\nThe complainant's lawyer, Rachel-Flore Pardo, expressed her client's determination to obtain justice and hoped that the trial would help other women and contribute to breaking down the \"fortress of denial and impunity for sexual violence, even in the world of men's football.\"",
  "summary": "Paris Saint-Germain defender, Achraf Hakimi, is set to stand trial over a rape allegation. This comes after France’s highest court rejected Hakimi’s final appeal on Wednesday. It means that the proceedings before a criminal court in the Hauts-de-Seine department are imminent. L’Équipe reports that the Cour de cassation rejected Hakimi’s appeal, ruling that there were […] PSG defender Hakimi to…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "PSG's Achraf Hakimi will be tried for rape, high court confirms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/psgs-achraf-hakimi-will-be-tried-for-rape-high-court-confirms",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:27:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "PSG’s Hakimi to face rape trial as court rejects final appeal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/psgs-hakimi-to-face-rape-trial-as-court-rejects-final-appeal",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:34:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "French court upholds referral of Achraf Hakimi to trial on rape charge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/french-court-upholds-referral-of-achraf-hakimi-to-trial-on-rape-charge",
        "published": "2026-09-23T17:29:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}