The Moroccan singer’s lawyer, Saad Lamjarred, Jean-Marc Fedida, considered that the ruling issued by the Criminal Court in Paris was surprising, criticizing the ruling by saying that it was issued without any material evidence or medical element.
He said in an interview with Al-Arabiya that the court preferred the victim’s account over Lamjarred’s, as there was no third person with them in the hotel.
He also added that one of them tells the story of rape, while the other tells the story of an argument between the two, revealing that “the medical examinations conducted showed no trace of DNA in the genitals of Miss Laura Priolle, which clearly indicates that there was no act of rape that might have been committed.” It must have been committed by Saad Lamjarred.”
“We have ten to analyze the court’s decision,” he said. Pointing out that the Court of Appeal might overturn the ruling.
It is noteworthy that the French Public Prosecutor requested, on Thursday, that Saad Lamjarred be imprisoned for seven years on charges of sexual assault. The Moroccan singer denied on Wednesday before the Criminal Court in Paris that he had raped the young French woman, “Laura B”, or had an affair with her.
The details of the case go back to October 2016, when a French woman alleged that the 37-year-old, famous in the field of Arab pop music, raped her in a luxury hotel on the Champs-Elysees while he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine.
Saad Lamjarred received the support of a large number of art stars and celebrities, while others stood once morest him following his verdict.
