NEWS Buying your freedom in Bali usually costs $10K. It cost David Fifita three times that

[McHunt]

Buying your freedom in Bali usually costs $10K.
It cost David Fifita three times that sum​

• November 12, 2019 10:43pm
• by Staff writers
• Source: FOX SPORTS

NRL, David Fifita Bali jail cell, how much he paid to secure his freedom

Boom Broncos forward David Fifita was forced to pay $30,000 out of his own pocket to secure his freedom from a Bali cell on Monday afternoon.

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Nashy]

I call bullshit on the amount. I reckon they're converting the currency the wrong way. About $1000. Everyone online seems to be stating that the get out of jail card in Bali is no where near what the dickhead journos are throwing around.

 

[Huge]

I call bullshit on the amount. I reckon they're converting the currency the wrong way. About $1000. Everyone online seems to be stating that the get out of jail card in Bali is no where near what the dickhead journos are throwing around.

Wouldn't surprise me though Nashy. They are as corrupt as **** over there. I'd say a few extra ***** rode that gravy train.

 

[McHunt]

I call bullshit on the amount. I reckon they're converting the currency the wrong way. About $1000. Everyone online seems to be stating that the get out of jail card in Bali is no where near what the dickhead journos are throwing around.

Yep, might only be a week's pay for Fifita, but it's about four year's wages for the guard.

 

[tommy]

I call bullshit on the amount. I reckon they're converting the currency the wrong way. About $1000. Everyone online seems to be stating that the get out of jail card in Bali is no where near what the dickhead journos are throwing around.

Yeah but their eyes would have widened a fair bit when they found out exactly who they had in the cage.

 

[Kimlo]

50k now 30k.

Looks like they're using the player salary cap estimate algorithm.

 

[broncsgoat]

Next time just carry extra cash and bribe on the spot

 

[I bleed Maroon]

At least the media are beginning to report this more from a victim perspective. I was expecting them just to completely ignore Bali's bribery but clearly they are really struggling to not just unleash

 

[BroncsFan]

So one thing I'm finding difficult to understand is how did NAS somehow get out of the country on the night of his incident.

The guy was seen flat out rampaging amongst a massive crowd, but apparently that didn't warrant being detained for questioning incase charges were to be laid??

Fifita was in a jail for 3 nights because of an allegation. There didn't really appear to be any sort of damage to the security guard as evidence of an assault and then only one eye witness from a local... but NAS is straight out of the country despite video footage of him going on a rampage and a huge crowd around the whole thing.

I'm happy to accept that NAS was acting in "self defence", but footage and witness accounts surely require him to be questioned doesn't it.

 

[Xzei]

I'm guessing you have to be Indonesian to qualify to receive a bribe.

 

[Morkel]

So one thing I'm finding difficult to understand is how did NAS somehow get out of the country on the night of his incident.

The guy was seen flat out rampaging amongst a massive crowd, but apparently that didn't warrant being detained for questioning incase charges were to be laid??

Fifita was in a jail for 3 nights because of an allegation. There didn't really appear to be any sort of damage to the security guard as evidence of an assault and then only one eye witness from a local... but NAS is straight out of the country despite video footage of him going on a rampage and a huge crowd around the whole thing.

I'm happy to accept that NAS was acting in "self defence", but footage and witness accounts surely require him to be questioned doesn't it.

Once again, the media aren't openly reporting it, but the NAS incident was never self-defence. The incident had ended, there was no immediate danger. NAS just saw the same guy hours later and started it up again.

Which makes your point even more pertinent. Did the Storm / News LTD have people there quick enough to get him out of there? Or, like @Xzei said, is it only locals who will get assistance from the authorities to extort?

 

[WASSHHH]

Once again, the media aren't openly reporting it, but the NAS incident was never self-defence. The incident had ended, there was no immediate danger. NAS just saw the same guy hours later and started it up again.

Which makes your point even more pertinent. Did the Storm / News LTD have people there quick enough to get him out of there? Or, like @Xzei said, is it only locals who will get assistance from the authorities to extort?

Even the corrupt Bali conmen know the Storm are the best in the business at not following the rules.

They probably thought they’d end up being the ones paying the Storm a bribe to release NAS.

 

[lynx000]

I would guess it was a three way split between the lawyer, the `victim' and the cops. It looks like a finely tuned routine.