Why Benzema is under police investigation
What Benzema was detained for
November 6, 2015 On suspicion of extorting France international Valbuena, Real Madrid striker Benzema voluntarily turned himself in to the Versailles police on November 4. 24 hours after being detained, a local court announced that it had formally indicted Benzema, and that the Real Madrid striker would face a minimum of five years in prison if proven guilty.
June Valbuena receives blackmail call
Back in June, Valbuena, who was training with the French national team, received a ransom call from a suspect named Axel who said he had a sex video of Valbuena and his girlfriend in his possession and wanted a 150,000 euro ransom. Instead of giving in, Valbuena simply called the police.
June to October Police investigating extortion cases
After Valbuena called the police, Versailles police conducted phone taps on the three suspects and recorded at least six calls about the case.
October 5 Benzema Persuades Valbuena
Benzema, who was training with the French national team at the training camp in Clairefontaine, tried to convince Valbuena to pay the ransom and told a friend, "Don't worry, he doesn't have a choice, I'll make him understand that he'll pay." This was all under police surveillance.
October 13 French police arrest 4 suspects
The French police arrested four suspects in different places on suspicion of extorting the French international Valbuena, including the former French international Cisse. After being detained for 11 hours, Cisse was cleared and released.
Nov. 2 Media exposes Benzema's involvement
A relative of Benzema, Karim Z, was arrested in Lyon. The media revealed that Karim Z asked Benzema to convince Valvuena.
November 4, 9:00 p.m. Benzema is in the custody of the Versailles police.
Benzema went to the Versailles police station at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, accompanied by an assistant, and the team newspaper then revealed that Benzema had been detained by Versailles police on suspicion of using a sex tape to blackmail France international Valbuena.
November 4 Lawyer: "Benzema voluntarily submits to investigation"
Benzema's lawyer, Sylvain Cormier, said, "Ever since Benzema's name was involved in this investigation, I told them that my client was ready to answer their questions. Today he simply complied with the subpoena sent to us. Benzema is under investigation voluntarily and he has taken the initiative to ask me to get in touch with the prosecutor investigating this case."
November 4 Valbuena backs Benzema
Valbuena changed his social network avatar to a picture of himself with Benzema, which was seen by the media as a sign of Valbuena's support for Benzema.
November 4 Benzema goes to court for investigation
Benzema was questioned by Judge Versailles due to inconsistencies with other people's testimony, and this investigation will determine whether Benzema will be prosecuted.
November 4 Benzema is formally charged.
AFP revealed that the local court will formally indict Benzema for "complicity as well as participation in extortion" and that the indictment also prohibits Benzema from "any form of contact with Valbuena". The Versailles prosecutor said that Benzema's case is currently under investigation and that if he is proven guilty, Benzema will face at least five years in prison.
November 5 Benzema released
After being detained overnight, Benzema was released and allowed to leave the country.
Nov. 5 Benzema drops out of France's roster
In preparation for the warm-up matches against Germany and England, Deschamps announced France's 24-man squad, with Valbuena and Benzema both missing out. Deschamps said, "After talking to him on Monday, I decided not to recruit him, he was injured and could not play."
Nov. 5 Real Madrid issues statement in support of Benzema
Following Benzema's return to the Valdebebas training base, Real Madrid released a statement saying, "Benzema has returned to the Real Madrid Sports City this evening after being investigated by the Versailles police and the courts. Real Madrid President Florentino met Benzema and expressed his full support and confidence in him, and Mr. President believes Benzema is innocent."
November 5 Benzema participates in Real Madrid training.
After completing training with the team, Benzema posted a photo on social networks. Arbeloa also said, "I support you both on and off the field."
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