Return to the 16th criminal chamber of the Paris Court for the second day of hearing in the case of kidnapping and attempted extortion of which Paul Pogba was allegedly the victim, involving several of his relatives, as well as his older brother.
Three friends at the helm
The interrogation of three of the six accused is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon with Paul Pogba still absent. The first expected to take the stand is Machikour K.little brother of Roushdane K., the “ grand » de la Renardière, the one suspected of being the instigator of the ambush against Paul Pogba. Machikour, for his part, is involved in several notable episodes of the affair. He is said to have participated in an incident at the Adidas store on the Champs-Élysées, where people close to Pogba abused their connection with the player « outside the framework of any violence or constraint » to obtain items worth a total of 57,000 euros. At the time, Pogba was the brand’s official ambassador. Machikour would also have been present during the expedition to the Juventus training center on July 19, 2022. This visit had the explicit objective of pressuring Paul Pogba to pay the sum of 13 million eurosclaimed by kidnappers, whose identity remains unknown to this day.
Next, Adama C. should be questioned. Player’s Childhood Friendhe rented the apartment in Montévrain where the player was allegedly held captive. This man, who was previously considered a trusted man by Pogba, also filed a complaint in June 2023, a year after the events, against the armed individuals who broke into this apartment.
Last interrogation scheduled for today, that of Mamadou M., brother-in-law of Riyad Mahrezwhose big brother coached Paul Pogba in his early days. “ Mam’s », Pioche’s wedding witnesswas considered Pogba’s personal assistant in Manchester and Turin, paid for this from 2016 to 2020 without an employment contract. It was he who allegedly exhibited the famous USB key which contained compromising documents concerning recourse to the services of a marabout for a sum close to 250 000 euros. He would also have taken part in the downhill at Vinovo, the Turin training center, in the summer of 2022.
And Thursday will normally be the day of interrogations of Roushdane K, Boubacar C. (brother of Adama C.) and especially Paul’s older brother, Mathias Pogba.
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