Pogba case – Brother Mathias Pogba and four men referred, two already imprisoned – Eurosport FR

Multimillion-euro racketeering attempts, threatening video, pressure: the implications of the extortion denounced by footballer Paul Pogba are beginning to take shape with the deferral of his older brother Mathias Pogba and four men, two of whom have already been imprisoned Saturday afternoon. The five men, aged 27 to 36, had been presented since Saturday morning to an investigating judge, according to a judicial source, who specified that the prosecution had requested the detention of the five suspects. midday, at least three men had already been indicted and two imprisoned. “I regret this decision, even if it was requested to protect him in particular”, reacted Me Romain Boulet who defends a 33-year-old man, imprisoned. “He is the victim of manipulation and threats from blackmailers, just like Paul Pogba. It’s a trap that has closed on him,” he said. Ligue 2 Sochaux continues, Bordeaux bounces back, Saint-Étienne slows down24 MINUTES AGOThe second, aged 36, has already been sentenced twice for acts of a criminal nature, said a source familiar with the matter. He wore a splint during the debate before the judge of freedoms and detention (JLD), ensuring, according to this source, to have been wounded by bullet in an arm within the framework of the Pogba affair. The investigation is far from over. A third suspect was to pass around 6:30 p.m. in front of the JLD which rules on the detention. During their custody at the Central Office for the Fight against Organized Crime (Oclco), the suspects said they were “victims of individuals whose names they refuse to give”, a source close to AFP told AFP. of the investigation. But, “they contradict each other and lie”, said this source. Deschamps does not want a Pogba below: “He will not come if he is not suitable”The role of Mathias Pogba, 32, who had gone to the investigating service himself on Wednesday, is not yet “totally clear”, according to the close source. “The investigation is far from over,” she said. In a press release released last week, Mathias Pogba, also a professional footballer but in less prestigious clubs, said he was “completely foreign to any extortion maneuver” targeting his brother. And in the first hours of his police custody, his lawyer, Me Yassine Bouzrou, had assured that his client “firmly contested any participation in the acts of kidnapping and extortion with a weapon”. He nevertheless admitted, before the investigators, to be at the initiative of the video having revealed this affair which shakes the world of football two months before the World Cup in Qatar (November 20-December 18). In this enigmatic video, released on August 27, the eldest promised “revelations” about his younger brother. Paul Pogba, Juventus player, then announced that he had filed a complaint with the Turin (Italy) public prosecutor’s office on July 16, denouncing extortion between March and July 2022 amounting to 13 million euros. Judicial information was opened in Paris on September 2 for, in particular, extortion with a weapon, kidnapping or kidnapping in an organized gang and participation in a criminal association. Pogba paid 100,000 euros out of the 13 million claimed According to Le Parisien, Mathias Pogba is also suspected of pressuring his brother’s agent, lawyer Rafaela Pimenta. He would have sent her threatening messages, in particular for her to obtain from Paul Pogba that he pay the sum claimed by his blackmailers. The agent’s complaint for “organized gang extortion” has been attached to the ongoing proceedings, confirmed the judicial source. Can Giroud really dream of Qatar? “Deschamps recalled Benzema well…” Star of the France team, Paul Pogba told investigators of having been trapped by childhood friends and two hooded men, armed with assault rifles, accusing him of not having them. financially assisted. Of the 13 million euros claimed, he says he paid 100,000 euros. The 29-year-old midfielder, nicknamed the “Pickaxe”, then claimed to have recognized his brother among the suspects. However, he had estimated, during another hearing, that Mathias was “under pressure” from people wanting to extract money from him. In this case, the name of French football star Kylian Mbappé also appears on his body. defendant. According to Paul Pogba, his blackmailers wanted to discredit him by broadcasting messages in which he allegedly “asked a marabout from his family circle to cast a spell” on the PSG striker. The Juve player has denied these allegations.Premier League”I couldn’t move”: Son, a hat-trick and a deliverance in the form of paralysis25 MINUTES AGOPremier LeagueA sensational entrance from Son and Tottenham sinks Leicester2 HOURS AGO