DENPASAR – Canadian citizen, Stéphane Gagnon (50), a fugitive from Interpol Canada who was arrested and is still being held at the Bali Regional Police, has made a shocking confession. He admitted to having been extorted from almost IDR 1 billion before he was finally arrested.
The extortion was allegedly committed by an intermediary (markus) of the International Relations Division of the National Police (Divhub Inter). “We reported this to the Propam Polri Division this afternoon,” Pahrur Dalimunthe, Gagnon’s lawyer at the Bali Police (RPK) Special Services Room, said on Sunday, 06/04/2023.
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He explained that the incident happened around mid April 2023 which is four weeks before his client was arrested in Vila Aman, Canggu, North Kuta on 19/5/2023.
Initially, Gagnon was contacted by someone claiming to have knowledge at Divhub Inter Police. The civilian believed to be Markus then stated that if Gagnon did not pay the requested money, he would be arrested.
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Markus then showed evidence of conversations with individuals in the Inter Police Divhub. Since then, Gagno has been continuously contacted as he continues to be threatened and asked to deposit money immediately.
Gagnon eventually remitted the money three times by wire transfer. “The first Rp. 750 million, then Rp. 150 million and Rp. 100 million,” Pahrur said while confirming that he kept all the evidence of the transfer.
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