Like In John Wick's Film, Prisoners In Canada Hold A Competition To Kill Journalists Of IDR 1.1 Billion

JAKARTA - A terrible plan to kill a well-known criminal journalist in Montreal, Canada, has been revealed to the public.

The matter of the murder plan was first reported by local media La Presse, which was later written by the BBC, Saturday, November 30, reported by a man named Frederick Ilva, offering a contract worth 100,000 Canadian dollars or around Rp1.13 billion for anyone who dared to kill Daniel Renaud, a journalist who at that time covered the trial of his case.

Frédérick Silva himself was previously convicted of three murders and one attempted murder in 2021. In 2022, Silva was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Silva's confession came when he was offered to be a police informant because as a condition for being an informant, he had to reveal his entire criminal track record, until finally there was a plot confession involving Renaud.

Silva admitted that he had contacted two important figures in a criminal organization to carry out the murder plan. However, the two figures refused because they thought targeting a journalist was a bad decision. Although the "contract" of the murder had been in effect for about two months, Silva finally canceled it on the grounds that he had something else more important at the time.

Gubernur Quebecie Legault, menghukum keras rencana tersebut.

"It doesn't make sense that in Quebec this isn't a there is a murder contract aimed at a journalist just because he is carrying out his duties," said Legault.

He added that Quebec police must continue to take firm action against organized crimes. "This is not the Quebec we want," he added.

Meanwhile, Daniel Renaud, who now knows that he is a target, admitted that he was very surprised.

"I never cover myself, but always be careful not to reveal the details of the personal lives of criminals and avoid endangering the lives of others. So, I never thought I would be the target of a contract like this," he told La Presse.

Vincent Marissal, a former colleague of Renaud who is now a politician in Quebec Solidaire, also spoke up. He praised Renaud's professionalism as a very thorough journalist.

"He's not the type of person who makes a lot of noise in the editorial room, but it turns out that it can disturb a lot of people. That means he is carrying out his duties well, but of course this is not an excuse to put prices on his head," concluded Marissal.