Kylian Mbappé targeted by a rape investigation, according to the Swedish press – Libération

2024-10-15 09:16:00

The French striker’s visit to Sweden is at the center of a troubled story revealed on Tuesday 15 October by the Swedish media, which mentions a complaint of “rape and sexual violence”. He calls it “fake news.” “Liberation” makes the point.

Kylian Mbappé’s visit to Sweden last week, while the French team was playing against Israel at the Parc des Princes, continues to be talked about, for a much more serious topic than the sporting controversy regarding the player’s suitability or otherwise to join the Blues. According to information from Swedish newspaper The Expresspartially confirmed by competitor son The evening newspaper and from Swedish public televisionthe French star would be the subject of a complaint “Rape and sexual violence” committed on Thursday 10 October in Stockholm. The Real Madrid player denies it and screams “fake news”, pointing to his former club with whom he is in dispute, Paris Saint-Germain, as a potential instigator. Liberation takes stock of what we know about this story.

What was Kylian Mbappé doing in Stockholm?

Mbappé’s trip to Stockholm had already been widely documented last week, with the escapade sparking controversy after the Blues captain was excused from the match with the French team, officially to treat a thigh injury. According to information from the local press, the footballer arrived on Tuesday 8 October and left on Friday 11 October in the morning aboard a private jet. He stayed at the Bank Hotel, a luxury hotel in the Swedish capital, together with members of his entourage.

During his stay, Kylian Mbappé frequented several venues in the Swedish capital, including a restaurant and a nightclub. Second The evening newspaperMbappé was on Thursday evening 10 October with his entourage at the Chez Jolie restaurant. He was photographed leaving this venue in the company of three people: his bodyguard, his personal assistant and his former PSG teammate Nordi Mukiele, who plays this season in Leverkusen. From the images it emerges that the footballer had taken every precaution to remain discreet, wearing a surgical mask on his face, as well as a hat.

The troupe then joined a club in Stockholm, the V. According to information fromThe evening newspaperthe world champion would have already spent part of the previous night, from Wednesday 9 October to Thursday 10 October, in this nightclub of which he would then privatize at least part of the premises. According to the Swedish newspaper, cell phones were banned for anyone in his presence The Express.

What do we know about the rape accusation?

Kylian Mbappé would be the target of a Swedish police investigation “rape and sexual violence”, the newspaper said it on Monday 14 October The Express. According to the Swedish newspaper, the French striker is under consideration “reasonably suspicious” in this investigation, which is the lowest level of suspicion required by Swedish law. Today, another Swedish newspaper, The evening newspaperclaimed that a rape investigation had been opened, without mentioning the person targeted. And late Tuesday morning, Swedish public television confirmed the information according to which the football star was the recipient of the complaint.

The rape would have been committed on Thursday 10 October in the evening “in the center of Stockholm”according to a complaint thatThe evening newspaper claims to have subsequently consulted, introduced by a woman whose identity is currently unknown. “The police accepted the complaint on Saturday after the woman asked for treatment”he added The evening newspaper. According to the photos published by The evening newspaperthe police went to the hotel where Mbappé and his entourage were staying on Monday and seized “black trousers, top and panties”, according to information added by The Express late morning.

“An investigation is underway into a crime reported on October 10 in central Stockholm”the prosecutor in charge of the case told AFP without providing further details, before elaborating in a press releasebut without mentioning the player’s name: “After publication in the media [d’informations autour d’un] suspected rape in Stockholm, prosecutor can confirm police received report of rape” and that“an investigation” it is in progress. Requested by Liberationthe Public Prosecutor formulates the following response: “I can only inform you that a rape complaint has been filed. The crime was committed in a hotel in central Stockholm. I will not comment or provide further information on this matter. »

When asked if they were aware of a complaint against Mbappé, his entourage responded “Not” to AFP. Also contacted by AFP, Stockholm police did not want to do so “neither confirm nor deny” this information. “In general, if we have received a complaint and decided to conduct interviews, we make it known [au public]people involved in the case may take actions that delay and complicate the investigation.explained his spokeswoman, Carina Skagerlind.

What is the reaction of Kylian Mbappé and his entourage?

The former Parisian striker is asking his former club for 55 million euros in unpaid wages and other bonuses. Seized by the Blues star, the LFP legal commission recommended mediation last month but, faced with the player’s refusal, immediately asked PSG to pay the €55 million within a week, a decision against which PSG has appealed .

Faced with the scale that this story is beginning to take on social networks in France, the player’s entourage wanted to react firmly at the beginning of the evening. “Today a new defamatory rumor begins to inflame the web starting from the Swedish media Aftonbladet explains in a press release. These accusations are completely false and irresponsible and their spread is unacceptable.” “To put an end to this methodical destruction of [l’]image [de Kylian Mbappé]All necessary legal actions will be taken to establish the truth and prosecute any person or media involved in the moral harassment and defamatory treatment that Kylian Mbappé repeatedly suffers.” warns again.

What do Paris-Saint-Germain and Didier Deschamps say?

Asked indirectly by the player in his tweet, he prefers Paris-Saint-Germain “ignore it and maintain your class and dignity”A source close to the club told AFP. Requested by the newspaper the team, PSG reacted like this, between annoyed and ironic: “Honestly, it’s a shame.”

“It’s not a good thing for France”for his part, he regretted coach Didier Deschamps on Monday evening after the victory in Belgium (2-1). “I repeat, everyone is free to write what they want, but there is a negative environment” around the Blues, Deschamps continued, asking journalists at the press conference: “Be careful when you take things back. It’s best to take a little step back before releasing anything, but it happens so many times…”

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