French jails Mathias Pogba for kidnapping and extortion of his brother, Paul

December 20 – There’s sibling rivalry after which there’s Paul and Mathias Pogba.

Mathias, brother to World Cup winner, and former Manchester United and Juventus celebrity, Paul, was sentenced Thursday by a Paris felony courtroom to 3 years in jail, two of that are suspended.

The case towards Mathias Pogba in a Paris felony courtroom was for an extortion and kidnapping case towards his very personal member of the family. The choose ordered Mathias Pogba and 5 different childhood buddies, recognized by first identify solely, to face trial for an extortion scheme in 2022.

The 5 buddies demanded €13 million ($13.6 million) after holding up the French worldwide at gunpoint. The defendants repeatedly intimidated Pogba, claiming he ought to have supported them after he grew to become a global star. Within the felony submitting they have been accused of extortion, abduction, and confinement to facilitate against the law, in addition to felony conspiracy.

The suspected mastermind of the blackmail scheme, Roushdane Ok., was sentenced to eight years in jail. The others additionally obtained jail phrases.

The courtroom additionally discovered that Paul Pogba had suffered financial losses of €197,000 ($204,000) and ethical losses of €50,000 ($52,000). It ordered all of the defendants besides Mathias Pogba to collectively pay this sum to their former buddy.

The case got here to mild after Mathias Pogba posted threats on social media to share “explosive” revelations about his brother, in addition to his Les Blues teammate, Kylian Mbappe.

As soon as thought of one of many world’s greatest gamers, Paul, has seen his profession slowly slide into oblivion culminating with a constructive for testosterone in August final 12 months which resulted within the most punishment by Italy’s anti-doping courtroom of a four-year suspension, which was later lowered to 18 months.

Not too long ago, his present membership, Juventus, mutually agreed to terminate his contract. Pogba will probably be free to renew his profession in March 2025.

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