This morning France woke up to the news in the newspaper Libération which allegedly linked Al Khelaifi with a charge of extortion and blackmail related to the awarding of the World Cup to Qatar. A few hours later, Le Parisien published that French justice was also investigating three individuals accused of money laundering in favor of PSG. The three were referred to the Paris Court for questioning in a case open from 2021.
It is a hidden network of ex-policemen in the service of the PSG, which is being investigated for the following cases: violation of professional secrecy, influence peddling, corruption, forgery and aiding the illegal entry and stay of people. With this information, three people are currently in police custody after giving statements in the capital.
The first of the suspects Malik N., joined PSG in 2018. He recently ended his collaboration with the club. Indications suggest that he was in charge of requesting confidential information from one of his police contacts to obtain information on legal proceedings involving some of the club’s football players. Theirs Neymarwho in 2019 was involved in an altercation by slapping a Rennes fan.
The second detainee was a police officer on leave accused of obtaining a residence permit for a major investor from the Middle East, charges he denied at his appearance. Eventually, Tayeb B.victim of the alleged extortion plot of Al Khelaifiis being investigated for allegedly agreeing with lawyers for the PSG president to remain silent and not reveal documents that could put Qatar in a bind.
Source: La Verdad
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