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China Allegedly Offered Bitcoin Bounty to Terminate Australian Activist
In a shocking turn of events, Australian human rights activist Drew Pavlou has come forward with allegations that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has placed a Bitcoin bounty on his family. Pavlou claims to have received emails from anonymous sources, believed to be affiliated with the CCP, offering a substantial sum of $50,000 to eliminate him and his family members. This revelation has sent shockwaves through the human rights community and further strained the already tense relations between Australia and China. In this article, we delve into the disturbing details of these allegations and their potential implications.
The Bounty Emails
The emails, obtained by Decrypt, reveal that a group calling themselves “DP Bounty Hunters” has offered a $50,000 bounty for the termination of Drew Pavlou and his family members. Recipients of these emails were urged to provide their Bitcoin addresses to receive the promised remuneration. The messages were specifically targeted at major shopping centers in Brisbane, with the intent to reach Pavlou’s mother, Vanessa, who is employed in one of these centers.
While the most recent email bounty was placed on Drew’s mother, Vanessa, Pavlou asserts that other family members have been subject to similar targeting in the past. These…
