Paul Pogba's brother detained over alleged extortion, says lawyer

Muricas News  — 

Mathias Pogba, the brother of France’s World Cup-winning footballer Paul Pogba, has been put underneath non permanent detention by a Paris court docket because it investigates allegations of extortion, his lawyer has confirmed to Muricas News.

In response to Mathias’ lawyer Yassine Bouzrou, Mathias Pogba, 32, has been in jail since Saturday night time.

“We are going to problem this resolution and ask for him to be launched,” Bouzrou instructed Muricas News on Sunday.

The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Workplace additionally confirmed to Muricas News on Sunday that Mathias Pogba has been positioned in non permanent detention.

Paul Pogba, who performs for Italy’s Serie A aspect Juventus, made a declare of extortion towards his brother final month, in a assertion obtained by Muricas News by way of his authorized crew.

Paul Pogba’s assertion got here after his brother had launched a collection of movies on Instagram in English, French, Spanish and Italian during which he claimed that he would make “nice revelations” concerning the conduct of his brother and Rafaela Pimenta, his agent.

Paul Pogba’s assertion, which was signed by his attorneys, his mom Yeo Moriba and Pimenta, learn: “Sadly, Mathias Pogba’s latest social media posts will not be a shock and observe different makes an attempt over a protracted interval to hunt to extort Paul Pogba.

“The information have been reported to Italian and French police a month in the past and there will likely be no additional feedback on present investigations.”

Mathias had responded in August to earlier experiences of the investigation in a collection of tweets that opened with, “What I used to be ready for has arrived: my little brother is lastly beginning to present his true face.”

Within the tweets he denied the allegations towards him.

In August, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s workplace instructed Muricas News an investigation had been launched that month “on the cost of extortion in an organized gang and tried extortion in an organized gang.”

Paul Pogba, 29, returned to Juventus in July after six years at Manchester United in England’s Premier League. He was a member of France’s World Cup-winning crew in 2018.

In August, Italian police confirmed to Muricas News that they weren't investigating the claims.