A close friend of Paul Pogba, Adam Kamara, who has been wanted by the French judiciary since the summer in an investigation into the extortion of a football player, was detained, then charged and detained, France Press learns.
Confirming the information of Parisien and Journal de Dimanche, an AFP source from the judiciary stated that "a person for whom the investigating judge issued an arrest warrant" was arrested on Sunday.
According to an AFP source, Kamara was brought before an investigating judge on Monday, after which he was charged with "extortion in an organized gang" and was placed in pre-trial detention yesterday.
A source familiar with the case stated that Adama Kamara was arrested upon his return from Dubai.
When asked by AFP, Me Louise Hennon's lawyer said her client denies all charges. "Detention does not seem warranted," she said.
Six people, including Matias Pogba, Paul Pogba's brother, have so far been charged in the case. At least three people have been released.
The case began with a lawsuit filed by Paul Pogba at the public prosecutor's office in Turin on July 16, in which he alleged an extortion attempt from March to July 2022 in the amount of 13 million euros.
However, the whole case became public only on August 27, when Matias Pogba announced "big revelations" about his brother on social networks.
A preliminary investigation was opened by the Paris prosecutor's office, followed by a judicial one on September 2 for, in particular, extortion with a weapon, kidnapping or kidnapping in an organized group, and participation in a criminal association.
Paul Pogba told French investigators that he was held captive by childhood friends and two hooded men armed with guns, accusing him of not helping them financially.
They demanded 13 million euros from him, and Pogba told the investigators that he paid them 100.000 euros.
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