The rape investigation which targeted Kylian Mbappé according to the Swedish press is closed in the absence of sufficient evidence, the Swedish prosecutor’s office announced Thursday, December 12, without naming the player.
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“ I consider that the evidence is not sufficient to continue the investigation and it is therefore closed », Indicates in a press release the prosecutor in charge of the case, Marina Chirakova.
“ I never felt concerned »
Without mentioning the name of the captain of the French team, the prosecutor specifies that the person targeted by the investigation did not “ not been notified of a suspected crime “. The facts that the courts were investigating took place on Thursday, October 10 in a hotel in Stockholm, the Bank Hotel, where Mbappé and his entourage were staying, according to the Swedish tabloids Aftonbladet and Expressen. “ We conducted a large number of interviews as part of the investigation “, she further clarified to AFP, and “there were other types of proof, apart from the interrogations, in this case”. “ I will not make any comments “, says Petra Eklund, the plaintiff’s lawyer.
The French striker was considered according to the press as “ reasonably suspicious » in the preliminary investigation, i.e. the lowest level of suspicion provided for by Swedish law. According to Aftonbladeta complaint was filed on Saturday October 12 after the alleged victim requested medical help.
Mbappé had first denounced “fake news” on social networks, making a link with his financial dispute with PSG.
In a recent interview on Canal+, the star, who was injured during his last match of Champions Leaguehad mentioned his surprise around this affair. “ I didn’t receive anything. No summons, nothing “, he said “ It’s just misunderstanding. I never felt concerned. There was a lot of noise “.