Hamraoui case: a "relative" of Aminata Diallo in police custody

Europe 1 with AFP 6:46 p.m., April 27, 2022

A "relative" to Paris Saint-Germain player Aminata Diallo has been in police custody since Wednesday morning in the case of the attack on her team-mate Kheira Hamraoui in November 2021, AFP learned from a source close to AFP. investigation.

The Versailles prosecutor's office, requested by AFP, confirmed an ongoing police custody in this case.

Arrested Wednesday morning in Paris, this "friend" of Aminata Diallo, "adult" and "known to the police", "would have played a role in the aggression" of Kheira Hamraoui, indicated a source close to the investigation.

Diallo's lawyer explains that she has no knowledge of the friend placed in police custody

"We are not aware of any friend of Aminata Diallo having been placed in police custody," reacted the player's lawyer, Mourad Battikh, to AFP, assuring that his client stood "at the provision of justice".

"Aminata Diallo, more than anyone, wants light and truth to be shed around this file," said her adviser.

On November 4, 2021, Kheira Hamraoui was attacked with iron bars by two men, in front of Aminata Diallo.

The hypothesis of a rivalry between the two players, who play in the same midfield position, was initially considered.

Aminata Diallo and one of her friends, imprisoned in Lyon, had been placed in police custody by the judicial police of Versailles before coming out free, without charge.

Since then, Hamraoui's relationship with several of his teammates has deteriorated, the latter accusing him of the custody of Aminata Diallo.

Hamraoui removed from the first team

Last Saturday, a new altercation occurred during PSG training between several players and the midfielder, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Following these new tensions in the locker room, Kheira Hamraoui will not participate in Paris SG training this week, nor in the Champions League semi-final return on Saturday against Lyon.

She was already absent from the group for the match in Lyon on Sunday.

Last month, the lawyer for the French international, Saïd Harir, denounced "a campaign of harassment and denigration" led by several players against his client, in a letter addressed to PSG and consulted by AFP.

In February, Kheira Hamraoui had also filed a complaint, in particular for "public defamation" against an influencer, Marc Blata, and against an independent journalist, Romain Molina, the latter having contested the accusations with AFP.

Another complaint against X for "threats" and "death threats" had also been filed.