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Legal experts warn that while the law offers a defense in civil court, it does not grant immunity from criminal charges.

It later deemed itself to have no jurisdiction over the matter because of an ongoing civil court case, which the player's team claims was only launched by PSG against the LFP "in order to avoid disciplinary action".

Booth, 65, is separately appealing a civil court ruling earlier this year which stated that he trafficked and exploited women and violently whipped them both at Lochdhu Lodge in Caithness, and overseas.

Booth was given a worldwide travel ban after a Scottish civil court heard he attacked women in an underground chamber at the remote Highland house.

A civil court case in February resulted in Police Scotland seizing his passport and imposing a ban on Booth travelling outside the UK - a judgement that he is appealing against.