Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema will face trial for his alleged involvement in blackmailing former France teammate Matthieu Valbuena in a 'sex tape' scandal, the Versailles prosecutor's office said on Thursday.
The 33-year-old, who is of Algerian descent, is accused of having pressured his former national team teammate to pay blackmailers who threatened to reveal an intimate video in which Valbuena featured.
The prosecutor's office has now announced in a statement to The Associated Press that he will stand trial on the charge of conspiracy to attempt blackmail. A date for the trial has yet to be set.
Following his suspected involvement in the scandal, Benzema was banned from the national team in November 2015.
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A shortage of dollars and a severe economic crisis has forced Sri Lanka to announce the closure of some of its foreign missions, as the country struggles to maintain enough currency to cover essential imports.
The govt has decided to close embassies in Iraq, Norway and the Consul General’s Office in Sydney, Australia, effective March 31. The number of diplomatic missions dropping to 60.
The cash-strapped nation is currently weighed down by a heavy multi-million-dollar debt to China, while suffering from extreme fuel and food shortages, as reports emerge of people starving to death or dying from exposure while queueing to get vital commodities.
