French lawyer Sixtine Félix, who had accused Kamil Bennis of rape, withdrew her complaint on March 7 and now asserts his innocence. During a confrontation on March 28 before the investigating judge in Casablanca, alongside the accused Saad Slaoui and M'Hammed Alj, she explained her change of stance. According to Le360, Félix admitted that her accusation was based on claims made by her ex-fiancé, Amine Naguib, whose testimony was later found to be inconsistent. Naguib is currently serving a four-month prison sentence for «contempt of lawyer». Félix now says she was «manipulated» and wants to set the record straight. She maintains that she has no memory of the evening in question and that her initial testimony relied entirely on external accounts. Now, she affirms that she had «a consensual relationship with Kamil Bennis, as he has claimed from the start». Félix also dismisses the accusations against the other defendants, explaining that the charges were based on Naguib's complaint. «Once I withdraw my complaint against Kamil Bennis, the charge of complicity in rape no longer holds», Sixtine Félix said. Amid speculation that she may have received financial compensation in exchange for withdrawing her complaint, Félix insists she is acting purely in the interest of justice. Meanwhile, the families of the accused have filed requests for their release, though the public prosecutor may still pursue the case. As for Amine Naguib, despite retracting his complaint, he could now face prosecution for false testimony.
