Pogba asks for 50,000 euros for moral damage in the case of his alleged kidnapping

Paul Pogba, allegedly a victim of blackmail and kidnapping by a group of close friends, has requested 50,000 euros for moral damages and demanded that 5 of the defendants, among whom his brother Mathias does not appear, return what they supposedly spent from the account. of the player (about 200,000 euros).

Without the presence of the French international at the hearing, his lawyer excluded Mathias because “he would not have benefited from the purchases” and the gifts made by Pogba to his friends, which amount to 197,000 euros.

On the eve of the Prosecutor’s Office announcing the possible sentences for the six accused, Mathias Pogba delegated responsibility for the blackmail being tried on Roushdane K., 39 years old and the only one in provisional prison.

The older brother of the 2018 world champion recalled the high-profile video he published in August 2022, in which he spoke of “surprising revelations” about the midfielder and about Kylian Mbappé, on whom Pobga would have cast a spell with the help of a sorcerer.

“Today I can say that, indirectly, they pressured me to make that video,” Mathias said, attributing that pressure to Roushdane K.

This man, who has at least seven criminal records, is accused along with Adama C. (33 years old), Boubacar C. (35), Mamadou M. (30) and Mohamed Machikour K. (36) on charges of kidnapping, association of criminals and blackmail in several episodes that occurred during the year 2022.

Mathias Pogba (34 years old), Paul’s older brother who began his truncated career at Celta Vigo (Spain), is being tried for two charges, attempted blackmail and association of criminals, but not for express kidnapping with a weapon. fire, the most serious of them and occurred in March 2022.

The six allegedly participated in a scheme to blackmail Pogba, from whom they would have demanded 13 million euros to ensure his safety.

All of them, members of the midfielder’s inner circle from the town of Roissy-en-Brie (outskirts of Paris), have alleged that they acted under pressure from a third group.