Guilty of conspiring though not blackmailing himself. He was the mediator between both parties. At the time, Benzema made more money every 20 minutes than the ransom that was asked. He couldn’t have cared less about taking Valbuenas money and was not behind the plan to blackmail him at all. Important nuance when you accuse someone of “deciding to blackmail you”.

If you’re going to make judgements on someone you don’t personally, at least make the effort of including the relevant context