Karim Benzema is accused of plotting to extort money from Mathieu Valbuena
Benzema applied in May of last year for the process against him to be annulled
The striker and co-defendant Karim Zenati contested the investigation's legality
Karim Benzema has won a partial victory in his fight against a charge of conspiracy to blackmail former France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena.
The Real Madrid forward is accused of playing a role in a plot to extort money from Valbuena over the reported existence of a sex-tape showing the Lyon playmaker and his partner.
Benzema and his friend and co-defendant Karim Zenati had contested the legality of the investigation and claimed that some of their conversations had been illegally listened in to.
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