“To date, we have responded to more than 200 requests and messages from all over the world. We confirm that we now represent 60 survivors and more to come“, the lawyers stated in a statement, insisting on the scope “increasingly international” of the case.
The lawyers stated last Friday that “all over the world” there are victims of Al Fayedwho died in August 2023, and encouraged other women attacked by the Egyptian tycoon to report their cases.
Last week there were 37 complainants, from Malaysia, Australia, Italy, Romania, the United States and Canada. Some of the attacks of which the magnate is accused occurred in places such as Saint Tropez, in the southeast of France, and Abu Dhabi.
“We expected abuses to have occurred wherever Mohamed Al Fayed went. Unfortunately, this appears to be true. We have now collected credible evidence of assaults at his other properties and businesses. Especially concerning the Fulham Football Club“, the lawyers said this Friday.
Who is Mohamed Al Fayed
Mohamed Al Fayedborn on January 27, 1929 in a modest suburb of the Egyptian city of Alexandria, He spent much of his life in the United Kingdom, where he became owner of Harrods in 1985 and of the Fulham FC football club between 1997 and 2013a period in which the London team He was a Europa League finalist in 2010.
The Egyptian billionaire, who also owned the Ritz Hotel in Paris and who died at the age of 94, sold the department store in 2010 to the Qatar Investment Authority fund for £1.5 billion ($2.2 billion).
Dodithe son of the Egyptian billionaire and the Princess Diana of Walesdied in a traffic accident in Paris in 1997just a few minutes after leaving the Ritz Hotel.
Ongoing investigation
The women who accuse the magnate, according to the lawyers, “They have lost all confidence in Harrods”asking for “a process independent and transparent” to evaluate and rule on these charges. The current management of the famous department store stated on Thursday that the former owner had established “a toxic culture” in the companyadding that has reached “friendly agreements” with some of the accusers.
The statements by the CEO of Harrods on Thursday coincided with the announcement by London’s Metropolitan Police that is investigating whether other people “could be charged” in connection with this case. “It is important to make clear at this stage that It is not possible to initiate criminal proceedings against someone who has died“However, we must ensure that we fully explore whether other people could be prosecuted,” the police said.
In that sense, the Metropolitan Police claims to be carrying out “complete reviews of all existing accusations” brought against Al Fayed to ensure that “there are no new lines of investigation.” The British prosecutor’s office confirmed having been informed of two investigations, in 2009 and 2015, but decided not to initiate proceedings against Al Fayed. “To begin the process, the prosecution must be convinced that there are realistic prospects for conviction,” a spokesman explained, adding that on those occasions “our prosecutors concluded that this was not the case.”
Source: Ambito
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