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Aminata Diallo: "Sure that in the end she will prove her complete innocence"
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France's national soccer player Aminata Diallo denies her involvement in the violent attack on her teammate Kheira Hamraoui at champions Paris Saint-Germain.
This was reported by the French news agency AFP after a statement by the 26-year-old's lawyer.
Diallo was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the attack and released from police custody after 24 hours.
Diallo "hopes that the judicial authorities conclude their investigations quickly".
She was "sure that this will prove her complete innocence in the end," according to the statement.
You condemn the "completely artificial suggestion of a rivalry between her and Kheira Hamraoui, which would explain why she was after her teammate."
In addition, Diallo criticizes »the speculations of the media, which they have already condemned without making a statement of their own. She will not hesitate to take legal action. "In her eyes, she felt it was unnecessary to fix it overnight, since she" could have made a statement without coercion. "
According to the specialist newspaper "L'Equipe", Diallo is said to have driven home with Hamraoui last Thursday after a club dinner when the second stranger attacked the car.
Diallo is said to have been threatened but not physically attacked.
Hamraoui was apparently dragged out of the car and attacked with an iron bar, with the strangers aimed at the footballer's legs.
The midfielder suffered thigh and shin injuries, had to be hospitalized and also missed the Champions League game against Real Madrid five days later.
However, it is said not to have suffered any serious damage.
It is unclear who is behind the attack on Hamraoui.
In Lyon, a man who is closely connected to Diallo is in prison in connection with the crime.
According to AFP, Paris, where the German national player Sara Däbritz is under contract, also asked the French Football Association to postpone the league game against Olympique Lyon on Sunday after the attack became known.
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