Hamraoui affair: Aminata Diallo and six other people sent back to correctional facilities
The ex-PSG player is on trial for complicity in violence and criminal conspiracy in the attack on Kheira Hamraoui in November 2021
Quick Look
- Aminata Diallo, ex-PSG player, is referred to the Versailles criminal court for complicity in violence and criminal conspiracy in the attack on her former teammate Kheira Hamraoui in November 2021.
- Six other people, including sports advisor César Mavacala, are also referred.
- The hearing date has not yet been set.
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Why It Matters
Kheira Hamraoui was attacked in November 2021. Aminata Diallo, her former teammate at PSG, is suspected of having ordered the attack. The investigation lasted five years. César Mavacala, sports advisor, is dismissed for illegal exercise of the activity of sports agent, but benefits from a dismissal of charges for extortion and organized fraud.
Former PSG player Aminata Diallo was referred to the Versailles criminal court for complicity in violence and criminal association in the attack on her former teammate Kheira Hamraoui in November 2021, according to an order issued on Friday.
Six other people are also dismissed for their alleged involvement in this matter, including César Macavala, sports advisor to several Parisian players, who will have to appear for illegal exercise of the activity of sports agent.
At the end of the investigation, the Versailles public prosecutor's office requested a trial against Ms. Diallo, suspected of having ordered the attack, five other defendants suspected of having taken part, as well as Mr. Mavacala.
Facts of complicity in aggravated willful violence retained
“After five long years of investigation, it is an immense relief to see the investigations succeed and a trial soon to be held,” reacted Messrs Julia Minkowski and Saïd Harir, lawyers for Kheira Hamraoui.
“The whole truth can finally be brought to light in this case of extraordinary violence in football, and even in sport, in which the victim was the subject of an unacceptable smear campaign following his attack,” they continued.
The investigating judge found against Aminata Diallo the facts of complicity in aggravated willful violence, considering that she had ordered the acts and guided the attackers to the scene of the attack, without directly participating in it.
Hearing date not yet set
Concerning César Mavacala, the investigating magistrate dismissed the charges for the acts of extortion and organized gang fraud, considering that the elements of the investigation do not sufficiently characterize the threats or constraints likely to constitute this offense.
“I welcome the dismissal obtained for the benefit of Mr. Mavacala for the acts of extortion by an organized gang,” rejoiced his lawyer, Me Sandrine Pegand. “This is a major decision which rules out the most serious aspect of the prosecution. We will now approach the trial with serenity and determination,” she added. The hearing date has not yet been set, the prosecution said.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
A trial will be held before the Versailles Criminal Court
Very likely · Within months
The hearing date will be set later by the prosecution.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the exact date of the hearing?
- What penalties do those involved incur?
- What elements led the judge to find complicity in aggravated willful violence against Aminata Diallo?
