Benzema should not play for France, says Prime minister

Football - Real Madrid v Barcelona - Liga BBVA - Santiago Bernabeu - 21/11/15 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema Reuters / Stringer Livepic

PARIS, (Reuters) - Karim Benzema, who is under investigation for alleged blackmailing, should not be called up to the France squad, French Prime minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday.

"If a minister was under formal investigation, they would not be in the government. In a way, it's the same for the France team,", Valls told Europe 1 radio.