At the Paris Criminal Court,
After a morning spent listing the personality surveys carried out in prison with defendants by psychologists, the Pogba trial experienced a twist a few hours later, during the hearing of Mathias Pogba. Charged to a lesser degree than the other accomplices, since not having participated in the evening of March 19 to 20, 2022, during which Paul Pogba will be robbed by two mysterious assailants, the eldest of the 2018 world champion was invited to give his intimate conviction after a week of debates.
The video affair
And, against all expectations, he delivered his thoughts in all sincerity. “I learned that not all of them were in the apartment (when the men broke into the apartment), there are a lot of inconsistencies about what happened that evening . I conclude that they are not all victims,” says Mathias Pogba.
Relaunched by Paul's lawyer, Me Pierre-Jean Douvier, to understand how he came to embark on this affair, with the broadcast of the accusatory videos against his own brother, Mathias Pogba assures him: “Yes, with Looking back, I can say that I was indirectly encouraged (to shoot these videos),” he responds straight away. “By whom? », Asks Paul Pogba’s advice. “By Roushdane,” he replies without blinking. In the box, two meters away, the alleged mastermind of the extortion attempt, and whose performance on the stand last Friday did nothing to help, raises his head and smiles yellow.
A turnkey shoot delivered to Mathias Pogba
“Would you say you were manipulated? », engages Me Pierre-Jean Douvier. Answer: “Yes”. And again, “by whom?” », “by Roushdane”. The “big brother” from the Renardière district, incarcerated in Fresnes as part of his pre-trial detention, is in fact involved in this video affair. He is also the only one of the six defendants to find himself involved in most of the (many) events in this sprawling affair.
It was in his father's apartment, in Normandy, that he suggested that Mathias Pogba shoot the videos in question. We also understand that the equipment used for the recording was already in the apartment of Roushdane K's father. “We lend you the apartment, the equipment to make the video is ready and we write you the text”, summarizes the President. A turnkey delivery which reinforces the idea of a very particular involvement of the enigmatic Roushdane K.
