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Bali police have stressed that their staff were not involved in the alleged extortion of a Canadian fugitive by Interpol Stephane Gagnon (50). Bali Police Public Relations Chief Kombes Satake Bayu Setianto said the officer who was reported by Gagnon’s lawyers was a member of the national police headquarters.

“There are no personnel from Bali. The report concerns a suspected person from the national police headquarters. Two policemen and a civilian as well,” Bali Police chief of public relations Kombes Satake Bayu said. Setianto in Denpasar, Bali, city. Since BetweenMonday (5/6/2023).

Satake said the two police officers and a civilian were reported by Gagnon’s lawyers for allegedly extorting by demanding a sum of money. Satake said the two officers were being interviewed by the Professional and Security Division (Propam) at the national police headquarters for questioning.

“Both are still under investigation for further examination of the veracity of what was reported by the Canadian citizen’s attorney. National Police Headquarters will advise later,” Satake said.

The police are also still investigating the statement of Gagnon, who admits having been blackmailed by a broker in a case suspected by elements of the national police headquarters in the amount of 1 billion rupees.

“The report is 1 billion rupees but an investigation is still ongoing,” he said.

Based on the report from suspect Gagnon’s attorney, Bali police postponed the surrender to immigration pending orders from Divhubinter Interactive Police Headquarters in Jakarta. According to the original plan, Gagnon’s handover from Bali Police to Immigration would take place on Sunday, June 4, 2023.

“From the Canadian citizen’s lawyer, he reported that there was extortion by the police at the national police headquarters. Therefore, we are postponing the activity of returning Canadian citizens to the Canadian police pending this process, but we will coordinate with immigration authorities when it is time for us to hand them over to Canada,” Satake said.

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Gagnon, through his lawyer member of Avocats Dalimunthe & Tampubolon (DNT Avocats), explained that the extortion incident began in February 2023. At that time, Gagnon was approached by a person wearing a piece of paper. to print bearing the words “Interpol red notice”.

At the time of the meeting, the person known as Gagnon entered red notice Interpol and will be arrested in 4-6 weeks. During the meeting, the person said that he could be helped not to be arrested, provided that he handed over some money.

“SG took a close look at his identity inside red notice said, it turned out that it wasn’t SG because his identity was different from the identity written in red notice THE. ‘Cause they feel their identity is different from the identity that’s inside red noticeSG ignored the person’s request,” said one of Gagnon’s lawyers, Pahrur Dalimunthe.

Some time later, the person came back to Gagnon with several other people talking about the same thing. Feeling disturbed, Gagnon transferred a sum of Rp. 750 million, Rp. 150 million and Rp. 100 million.

Based on the evidence and information submitted by the person, according to Pahrur, the money was sent to elements of the Divhubinter Polri and several other elements.

“Evidence of transfers, conversations and videos of the actions of these individuals are available and can be submitted if there is an investigation by the national police or the KPK to take action against these elements,” Pahrur said.

Shortly after, he continued, the person demanded Rp. 3 billion in cash, with a note that if the money was available on April 20, 2023, Gagnon would not be arrested. Gagnon also refused the offer until May 19, 2023, Gagnon was arrested at his residence in Canggu, Bali.

(idn/maa)