Mbappé case: what does “reasonably suspect” actually mean for Swedish justice ?

The football world has been making waves in recent days. According to the Swedish press, the Madrid star is being investigated for "rape and sexual assault" during his time in Stockholm. Today, although his name has not been cited by the courts, the Swedish media outlet Expressen adds that he would be described as "reasonably suspicious" in this case, which is the lowest level of suspicion in their legislation.

His name is not mentioned in any way by the Swedish justice system, but many media outlets includingTV4affirm with certainty that it is indeed the captain of the French team who is the target of an investigation for “rape and sexual assault”. Events which allegedly took place on the night of October 10-11, 2024 according to our colleagues at l’Aftonbladet.

Events which allegedly took place in the hotel where the attacker was staying, after having spent the evening at the restaurant and then at the “V” club. Kylian Mbappé quickly sought to deny the rumor on his social networks, suggesting that there would be a link with the hearings the following day about unpaid salaries with PSG.

“Reasonably suspected”

It's another Swedish tabloid, l’Expressen, which dropped a bombshell this Monday evening. The former Parisian striker would be considered as "reasonably suspect in this affair"according to the tabloid. A very particular status of the country since the latter does not exist in French law. A very low level of suspicion, the lowest even in their legislation.

However, “This means that there are concrete circumstances that strongly suggest that the person committed the act to which the suspicion refers”, details the Swedish police website. This is obviously part of the preliminary investigation.

“Suspect for probable cause"

Concretely, this notion of “reasonably suspicious”, in which the idea of ​​evidence does not appear, is weaker than that of “suspect for probable cause” where “the suspicions against a person appear objectively justified and are based on evidence on a case-by-case basis”, explains the police.

The lawyer of the player Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard, spoke this Tuesday, October 15, on the TF1 news explaining to learn more about the ongoing investigation to file a "complaint for malicious denunciation". "That's why it hasn't been filed yet, since we don't know yet if this complaint targets him, I'm not going to file something in a vacuum", she specifies.

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