Overview
- Zola and three men were placed under formal investigation in Meaux and remanded, with Zola held for four days pending a detention hearing on Wednesday while his co-defendants were jailed immediately.
- The charges include organized kidnapping, organized theft, unlawful possession of category B firearms and ammunition, aggravated violence involving a weapon, concealment of identity, group participation, a bias motive tied to the victim’s origin, and property damage.
- Prosecutors say a 19-year-old fan was confined in a cellar for about two hours, beaten, forced to undress as his clothes were burned, and threatened with a handgun pressed to his temple and put in his mouth; his phone was taken and his car was damaged.
- Medical assessments recorded six days of physical incapacity and 35 days for psychological harm, and the defendants remained silent or disputed the account as investigators work to identify any additional perpetrators.
- A separate case in Évry involving alleged drug use while driving, weapons and cannabis possession was postponed to November 19, 2026 because Zola remains in custody.