Tongan and Toulouse backrower Finau Maka has been arrested by police investigating a charge of “modern slavery”, it has emerged.
The Toulouse number 8 was taken into custody on Wednesday and held for questioning by police before being released the following day.
According to reports from AFP, Investigating magistrate Michel Valet said, “I received a complaint lodged for modern slavery and dated April 29 in the name of a person who said they were a victim (of Maka). I ordered a police investigation, there are still inquiries to be made, the investigation is continuing.”
The case is believed to be related to the conditions in which Maka was keeping a Tunisian national he employed at his residence.
33-year-old Maka, who shot to fame during the 2007 World Cup, won a European Cup medal at the weekend despite not appearing in the final.
