{"id":49275,"date":"2023-09-15T19:16:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T19:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/paul-pogba-face-to-face-with-group-accused-of-extorting-him"},"modified":"2023-09-15T19:53:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T19:53:55","slug":"paul-pogba-face-to-face-with-group-accused-of-extorting-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/paul-pogba-face-to-face-with-group-accused-of-extorting-him","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pogba face-to-face with group accused of extorting him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>France star Paul Pogba was questioned Friday (Sep. 15) alongside five acquaintances and childhood friends suspected of involvement in a March 2022 extortion attempt against him, sources familiar with the case told AFP.<\/b><\/p>\n

The joint questioning session at the Paris criminal court is the latest step in an investigation into a March 2022 break-in at the Juventus midfielder’s home, just one of a string of woes including a provisional suspension this week for doping.<\/p>\n

Two intruders held Pogba, 30, against his will demanding 13 million euros ($14 million at today’s rates).<\/p>\n

Accounts of the night’s events differ between the five men, charged with armed extorsion and criminal conspiracy, and World Cup-winner Pogba himself.<\/p>\n

The sixth suspect, Pogba’s older brother Mathias, was not present at the court on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Investigators believe he pressured Paul for months to pay the sum demanded — which Mathias denies — but was not there at the time of the March 19-20 break-in.<\/p>\n

“The only people who can hurt you are the people who are close to you,” Paul Pogba told Al Jazeera in a recent interview.<\/p>\n

“They’re the ones who can destroy you.”<\/p>\n

A criminal team<\/b><\/p>\n

The investigating magistrate will also be able to compare the different versions of events given by suspects in records of their questioning seen by AFP.<\/p>\n

It remains unclear who participated in a dinner on the night of March 19, whether Pogba was forcibly moved to another apartment that same night, and whether his phone was taken away or simply shut down in a “habit” the group of friends had — a claim made by Roushdane K., one of the main suspects.<\/p>\n

The intruders’ method of access into Pogba’s living room is also unknown.<\/p>\n

Among the five suspects are three of Paul Pogba’s childhood friends and two other old acquaintances from their neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

A police summary of the case seen by AFP describes them as “a criminal team made up of childhood friends alongside an individual with a confirmed criminal profile, Roushdane, with the aim of embezzling 13 million euros from Paul, who cut them off financially at the beginning of the year”.<\/p>\n

All five have denied involvement in individual questioning.<\/p>\n

Roushdane K. claimed he was afraid for his own safety, calling himself a “victim” and saying he had been shot over Pogba’s failure to pay up.<\/p>\n

Pogba’s questioning comes days after the midfielder, once the world’s most expensive footballer, was provisionally suspended for a doping violation.<\/p>\n

Italian anti-doping authority NADO said Monday that his tests showed elevated levels of testosterone.<\/p>\n

Since returning to Juventus in July last year, he has started only one match after suffering a serious knee injury in pre-season.<\/p>\n

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