This BFMTV segment is an interview about the French criminal case involving Achraf Hakimi, not a market video in the usual financial sense. Hakimi’s lawyer, Fanny Colin, argues the appellate court only found sufficient evidence to send the case to trial and says this does not establish guilt. She also frames the defense around a possible attempt at manipulation or blackmail, pointing to private messages, refusal to hand over a phone, and refusal to name certain people as suspicious indicators. The interviewer presses her on the complainant’s explanation that she feared publicity and wanted to protect others, and on the role of Kylian Mbappé’s police statement, which the lawyer says was misread and will likely be used at trial as witness evidence.
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This transcript is a BFMTV interview centered on the criminal proceedings involving footballer Achraf Hakimi, with lawyer Fanny Colin speaking in defense of her client. The core procedural point she makes is that the Versailles Court of Appeal’s recent decision does not declare Hakimi guilty; it only says there are sufficient charges to justify a trial. She repeatedly emphasizes that the case remains to be debated in court, and she says both she and Hakimi hope the trial will be public so “toute la vérité soit faite.” Colin presents Hakimi as calm, combatif, and determined to prove his innocence. She says they discussed the appellate ruling and that he is intent on demonstrating the truth before the criminal court. A key part of her argument is that the complainant’s behavior raises questions about manipulation or attempted extortion. …
Immediate focus is the trial-forward legal setup: the appellate ruling keeps Hakimi exposed to ongoing reputational and media risk while the defense pushes a public trial narrative.
Over the coming weeks and months, the case will be driven by evidence disputes, witness handling, and whether the defense’s blackmail theory gains any traction before trial.
The durable takeaway is that elite-sport legal scandals are increasingly decided in the court of public credibility as much as in the courtroom, with media exposure materially shaping the regime for reputation risk.
The Court of Appeal found there are sufficient charges to justify holding a trial for Achraf Hakimi, but it did not declare him guilty.
The speaker says the court only said the case should be debated at trial and explicitly did not say Hakimi was guilty.
The accuser's messages and refusals to provide her phone and associates raise a serious possibility of manipulation or attempted extortion.
The speaker points to messages about 'dépouiller,' a refusal to hand over the phone, and refusal to name dinner companions as objective elements supporting the defense theory.
Kylian Mbappé is likely to be called as a witness at the trial.
The speaker says he thinks Mbappé will absolutely be cited as a witness, based on his prior police statements in the case.
La décision de la cour d'appel est-elle une déception pour vous et votre client ?
L'avocat répond que la cour dit seulement qu'il existe des charges suffisantes pour tenir un procès, sans dire que M. Hakimi est coupable. Il espère que le procès sera public pour que la vérité soit établie.
Avez-vous pu échanger avec votre client sur cette annonce aujourd'hui ?
Oui, l'avocat dit qu'il a échangé avec Hakimi. Il le décrit comme combatif et déterminé à faire valoir la vérité et à démontrer son innocence devant la cour criminelle.
Que répondez-vous à l'idée d'une libération de la parole dans le football ?
Il refuse de généraliser sur le football comme milieu. Il dit qu'il existe déjà des cas publics de footballeurs ayant payé sous la menace d'une plainte pour des faits sexuels.
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