On July 4, Poupette Kenza was indicted for “attempted extortion by an organized gang” And “conspiracy”On Thursday, July 11, the judge of liberties ordered the influencer to remain in pretrial detention.
An influencer in turmoil. On July 4, Poupette Kenza, who lives in Dubai, was arrested by French authorities upon her return to France. Kenza Benchrif, her real name, was placed in pre-trial detention for “attempted extortion by an organized gang” And “conspiracy” following a complaint from a couple who explained that they had been physically threatened by a henchman hired by the 24-year-old influencer.
The couple were also reportedly the subject “various surveillance measures (physical, installation of mini-cameras near their homes and GPS beacons placed on their vehicles)” so that they can hand over a sum of 200,000 euros to Poupette Kenza. The author of these threats admitted to having contacted the victims to “to settle a financial dispute between them and an influencer currently residing in Dubai”.
Poupette Kenza held in pre-trial detention
On Thursday July 11, Poupette Kenza was kept in provisional detention by order of the judge of liberties, indicated to the Parisian the Rouen public prosecutor, Frédéric Teillet. The influencer had made a request for release under judicial supervision. The Rouen public prosecutor’s office and the investigating judge had mentioned a risk of fleeing abroad, the young woman living in Dubai with her husband and their two children.
“Mrs. Kenza Benchrif reserves her explanations for the courts […] and does not wish to transform this procedure into a media brawl which would harm the serenity of information and the search for the truth”Poupette Kenza’s lawyers said in a statement. “The latter denies having played the role attributed to her in this case.that on the contrary she was robbed of a large sum of money and that proceedings have been initiated in this regard”they added. To be continued.
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