Jakarta, tvOnenews.com – A Canadian citizen named Stéphane Gagnon (50 years old) was the victim of extortion by a member of the International Relations Division of the National Police (Divhubinter).
Stéphane Gagnon’s lawyer, Pahrur Dalimunthe, said the extortion began when his client was allegedly listed as a fugitive by his country or on a red list.
At that time there was a case broker (Markus) who approached him in Bali with a red notification letter which would not meet the existing requirements.
Then the perpetrators of Markus threatened to make arrests and demanded a ransom of IDR 3 billion.
“So my client is already in 2020 in Bali. Has a business in Bali, his wife and children are here. So I don’t know why suddenly in 2022 in February someone came to see him and then brought a red notice. ‘Hey, your My name is Stéphane, isn’t it? You are included in the Interpol red notice. If you don’t want to be arrested, pay. From the beginning, the figure has (asked ) 3 billion Rp. Tuesday (6/6/2023).
Then because of his fear, the Canadian citizen followed Mark’s wishes by paying according to his capacities 1 billion IDR.
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