Achraf Hakimi’s wife comes out of silence

Accused of having raped a 23-year-old young woman on the night of February 25, Achraf Hakimi was indicted on March 3 by an investigating judge. The Paris Saint-Germain player has been placed under judicial supervision until light is shed on this dirty affair. Silent since the beginning of this story, Hiba Abouk, the wife of the Moroccan footballer, has emptied her bag while acknowledging that the couple is separating. A process that began even before this case of alleged rape which she spoke about in a letter published in El País.

“Today, I feel compelled to release this statement to express my state of mind and shed light on the misinformation circulating. And even when silence can help on certain sensitive subjects or topics, I urgently need to explain myself, so that I can resume my personal, public and professional life in the least harmful and traumatic way possible, above all protecting my children who are, how can it be otherwise, my top priority. The reality is that some time ago, after much thought, the father of my children and I made the decision to end our relationship, long before the events in which I was involved in the media (… ) After making the decision to legally separate and stop living together, pending divorce proceedings, who would have imagined that in addition to facing the well-known pain that separation entails, and accepting the grief that the failure of a family project for which I had given myself body and soul, I would have to face this ignominy. I needed time to digest this shock. It goes without saying that in my life I have always been and will always be on the side of the victims, therefore, given the seriousness of the accusation, we can only rely on the smooth running of justice. Please respect my privacy and that of my children in these delicate circumstances. Thank you to everyone who has shown me their support, affection and respect.” The message got through…

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