The case of Pogba, in the hands of two investigating judges

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The Pogba case is now in the hands of two investigating judges: The prosecutor’s office in Paris opened a judicial investigation on Friday into the extortion denounced by Paul Pogba, star of the French soccer team and Juventus.

A month after the opening of a preliminary investigation in Paris In this incredible matter, initiated after the complaint filed by Paul Pogba on July 16 at the Turin prosecutor’s office, the investigations have been entrusted to two investigating judges, as announced by the Paris prosecutor, Laure . Beccuau, in a press release.

Two judges, who have broader investigative prerogatives, now rule a judicial investigation against X for “extortion with a weapon in an organized gangkidnapping or kidnapping with release before the seventh day in an organized gang to prepare or facilitate the commission of a crime or misdemeanor and participation in a criminal association with the intent to commit a crime.

needs to be clarified some facts in which the 2018 world champion became a victim “between March and July 2022”, according to the press release.

In this story that shook French football two months before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Paul Pogba has denounced extortion attempts worth millions of euros.

The case came to light after the publication last Saturday of a mysterious video of Mathias Pogba, Paul Pogba’s older brother and himself a professional footballer, where he promised “revelations” about the Juventus player. “All this risks becoming explosive,” said Matthias Pogba in a video broadcast in four languages ​​(French, Italian, English and Spanish).

On Sunday, Paul Pogba, who returned to Juventus this summer after a first spell between 2012 and 2016 and then six seasons at Manchester United, counterattack through a press release signed by his lawyers and his agent, Rafaela Pimenta, who just came from the post. company head of Mino Raiola, the star’s recently deceased agent.

“Mathias Pogba’s recent statements on social media are unfortunately not surprising. They add to the threats and extortion attempts by organized gangs against Paul Pogba“, said the statement.

In this case, the name of French soccer star Kylian Mbappé also appears, reluctantly: Paul Pogba explained to investigators that “his blackmailers wanted to discredit him sending messages in which he allegedly asked a marabout in his family circle to cast a spell” on the PSG striker, which Paul Pogba denied.

According to a source close to the case, in addition to Paul Pogba, several people, including the player’s mother, heard by investigators from the Central Office for the Fight against Organized Crime (OCLCO) of the Central Directorate of Judicial Police, DCPJ).

According to information from Franceinfo confirmed to AFP by a source close to the case, Paul Pogba told investigators he was bullied by friends as a child and by two men in hoodies, armed with assault rifles, accusing him of not helping them financially. They would have claimed 13 million euros and Paul Pogba is said to have paid 100,000 euros.

Among the suspects, he identified his older brother, Mathias. For his part, Mathias Pogba published a new video on his Twitter account on Tuesday night accompanied by a series of messages in which he accuses his brother and his followers of seeking to “drag his name in the mud.”

Source: La Verdad

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