Sanctions against police officer who received 60,300 euros from Mbappe

A police officer in charge of security for the French team was disciplined by the police. Directorate General of National Police (DGPN) retire early after receiving the gift of Kylian MbappeAFP was informed on Tuesday of this week by a source close to the incident. “Le Monde”.

In June 2023, the police officer, who was assigned to FFF, received a gift of €60,300 from his cousin, the current captain of the French national team, towards the 2022 World Cup. This amount was reported by a banker to Tracfin, the financial intelligence arm of the French Ministry of Finance, in July 2024, leading to the opening of a judicial investigation.

“The donations received for the 2022 World Cup were legal, were made by check and did not need to be declared,” the coach’s lawyer asserted to AFP this summer. Jean-Baptiste Souffron.

The officer, who was involved in administrative proceedings by the IGPN, was summoned to a disciplinary committee in October without any sanctions being imposed, according to sources.

However, a few weeks later, on December 20th, DGPN The decision was made to sanction him with early retirement for not informing management about the donation, sources said.

Sources said that prior to this decision, the agent, who is a friend of the Mbappé family, had claimed his right to leave several weeks ago, stating that he would step down on December 31st and be employed by the Football Association. FFF Tentative contract for the next World Cup.

“This seriously negates the investigation of IGPN, knowing that other charges apart from donations, in particular covert work and parallel work in Cameroon, were dropped in accordance with the explanations given to the disciplinary committee,” commented his lawyer Jean-Baptiste Soufron, who plans to challenge the sanction in the Administrative Court.

“The story does not hold up legally, as the donation is legal and unchallenged. The commander was scheduled to retire on December 31st, so there is a persistent intention. I wonder what the motive is for harassing this honest police officer,” said Abdel Aysou, a former governor who defends the police officer.

A judicial investigation charging the police officer with sting operations and tax evasion and laundering is still ongoing.

Four other brigadiers received €30,000 each in the same situation, representing a total contribution of €180,300. Kylian Mbappe. His aides have assured him that “everything was done according to the rules” and that “there will be no compensation.”