Paul Pogba’s brother detained over alleged extortion, says lawyer | CNN

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He is the brother of French World Cup winning footballer Mathias Pogba. Paul Pogba, Her lawyer confirmed to CNN that she has been placed in temporary custody by a Paris court as it investigates allegations of extortion.

Mathias Pogba, 32, has been in jail since Saturday night, according to Mathias’ lawyer Yassin Bouzrou.

“We will challenge this decision and demand his release,” Bouzrou told CNN on Sunday.

The Paris public prosecutor’s office also confirmed to CNN on Sunday that Mathias Pogba has been placed in temporary custody.

Paul Pogba, who plays for Italian Serie A side Juventus, made a claim of extortion against his brother last month. Statement CNN obtained through its legal team.

Paul Pogba’s statement comes after his brother released a series of videos on Instagram in English, French, Spanish and Italian in which he claimed to be his brother and his agent Raffaella Pimenta. will make “great revelations” about the conduct of

Paul Pogba’s statement, signed by his lawyers, his mother Yeo Moriba and Pimenta, read: “Unfortunately, Mathias Pogba’s recent social media posts are no surprise and an attempt to rob Paul Pogba. to follow other efforts over a long period of time.

“The facts were reported to the Italian and French police a month ago and there will be no further comment on the current investigation.”

Mathias responded to initial reports of the investigation in August. A series of tweets Which began with, “What I’ve been waiting for has arrived: my little brother is finally starting to show his true colors.”

In tweets, he denied the allegations against him.

In August, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office told CNN that an investigation had been opened that month into charges of “extortion in an organized group and attempted extortion in an organized group.”

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 team in 2018.

In August, Italian police confirmed to CNN that they were not investigating the claims.