Paris-Saint-Germain footballer Kheira Hamraoui, assaulted on November 4, called for respect for her private life on Tuesday and expressed the wish that the investigation, entrusted to an investigating judge at Versailles on Monday, be conducted in a manner "
serene
”.
The player "
urges that her privacy be respected, as well as her choice to remain silent in this difficult ordeal
," she said Tuesday in a statement released by her lawyer, Me Said Harir.
The Versailles prosecutor's office confirmed on Monday that the former French international Eric Abidal, whose name appears on a chip on the victim's phone, could soon be heard.
According to a source familiar with the matter, Kheira Hamraoui told investigators that her cell phone chip was "
in the name of her ex
".
The player played for FC Barcelona at a time when Eric Abidal was sporting director of the Catalan club.
The lawyer for the former defender of the Blues disputed Monday any involvement of the player in the assault.
In his press release, the lawyer for the PSG player recalls her "
violent assault
" which occurred on the night of November 4 to 5 while she was with her teammate Aminata Diallo, who herself spent 36 hours in custody at seen last week without any charges being finally brought against her.
That evening, “
the attackers attacked Madame Hamraoui by surprise, striking her with a rare violence, mainly on the lower limbs, suggesting an undisguised desire to harm her professional career.
"
The player has "
suffered significant physical and psychological damage,
" adds his counsel.
Despite the publication of information "
a priori covered by the secrecy
" of the investigation, the 31-year-old international "
gives all its confidence to the investigators who must be able to carry out their investigations calmly in order to apprehend the suspects in the best possible way. time limit.
"
"
The time has not come, for Mrs. Hamraoui, to comment on them or to echo them
", adds the press release of Me Saïd Harir.
His client has, "
in the long term, the firm intention of returning to her post to continue to represent the colors of her team with pride
", he concludes.
The PSG women's team, shaken by this affair, was severely beaten Sunday evening by Lyon (6-1).