Nasser Al Khelaifi, the president of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), is reportedly being investigated for kidnapping and torturing a French-Algerian lobbyist named Tayeb Benabderrahmane in Qatar for six months
Tayeb Benabderrahmane, the lobbyist, had access to sensitive documents about Qatar’s bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the TV deal made with beIN media for broadcasting the 2026 and 2030 FIFA World Cups.
Benabderrahmane told L’Equipe that he was taken from his home in January 2020 and tortured for six months by Nasser Al Khelaifi.
PSG president and chairman Nasser Al Khelaifi being investigated for kidnapping and torturing Tayeb Benabderrahmane in Qatar
According to reports, the 42-year-old was under house arrest and had access to sensitive documents. In a statement to ASP (via GOAL), Benabderrahmane’s lawyers said, “We are very happy that the real file of this story is finally investigated by the French justice.”
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Segรบn la denuncia de Tayeb Benabderrahmane, Al-Khelaifi lo secuestro y lo torturo en 2020 y los juzgados de Francia han decidido abrir una investigaciรณn. pic.twitter.com/TpmHqHw2lO
— El Var (@ElVardeportes) March 1, 2023
This is not the first time that Al-Khelaifi has been investigated by the law. He was once accused of making a deal with Jerome Valcke, who was the former General Secretary of FIFA. He was also charged with corruption because Qatar won the right to host the 2019 IAAF World Championships. But in both cases, he was cleared of all charges.
Nasserย Al Khelaifiย shows his support for Christophe Galtier
PSG recently had a bad streak where they lost three games in a row, but they have since turned things around and are currently on a two-game winning streak. The last time the Parisians won was in Le Classique, when they beat Olympique de Marseille.
๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฌ "J'ai toujours eu confiance en mon coach" Nasser Al-Khelaรฏfi s'exprime sur Bayern-PSG et sur Christophe Galtier aprรจs la belle victoire face ร l'OM. pic.twitter.com/R55tugZSvo
— RMC Sport (@RMCsport) February 26, 2023
The Parisians won because Kylian Mbappe scored twice and Lionel Messi scored once. After the game, Al-Khelaifi showed that he stood by Christophe Galtier.
Who is Nasser Al Khelaifi?
Nasser Al Khelaifi is a well-known figure in the sports world. He is not only the president of PSG, but also the chairman of PSG, Qatar Sports Investments (QSI). He is also on the board of directors of the European Club Association. And is a member of the UEFA Executive Committee.
Nasser Al-Khelaifi esta siendo investigado por secuestro y extorsiรณn. F: @lequipe
Si ayer era lo de Hakimi, hoy es lo de Al-Khelaifi. pic.twitter.com/DxVQiHqVk4— ฤ ล ร ล (@CristoferFCB) February 28, 2023
Nasser Al Khelaifi has helped make PSG one of the best football teams in the world. He has been in charge of a number of high-profile player transfers, such as Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
He is also known for supporting a number of charitable projects, such as the Education City Stadium project. Which aims to build a carbon-neutral stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
While the investigation into alleged Nasser Al Khelaifi’s role in Benabderrahmane’s kidnapping and torture is still going on, it is still unclear how this will affect his position as president of PSG and his reputation in the sports world.
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