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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>A brother of World Cup winner Paul Pogba will stand trial with five other men as part of an extortion case that targeted the soccer player two years ago.<\/b><\/p>\n

The prosecutor\u2019s office said Tuesday that Mathias Pogba was ordered to stand trial \u201cfor the offenses of attempted extortion and criminal conspiracy.\u201d The court date has not been announced. The five others \u2014 identified by their first names only \u2014 allegedly demanded $14.3 million from the France midfielder, and repeatedly intimidated him.<\/p>\n

They are accused of extortion and attempted extortion by using violence, abduction and confinement to facilitate a crime or misdemeanor, as well as criminal conspiracy.<\/p>\n

During the investigation, Pogba said he paid some 70,000 dollars to the organized group including his brother.<\/p>\n

The case became public in August 2022 after Mathias Pogba posted a video on social media claiming he’d share \u201cexplosive\u201d revelations about his brother Paul, his agent Rafaela Pimenta, and Mbappe\u0301.<\/p>\n

Mathias Pogba was briefly detained.<\/p>\n

He was also a soccer player who spent most of his career with lower-tier teams in Europe.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eritrea Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eritrea. A brother of World Cup winner Paul Pogba will stand trial with five other men as part of an extortion case that targeted the soccer player two years ago. 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