Bikies face extortion charges

A file picture of Rebels motorcycle gang members. Picture: Travis Anderson

A member of the Rebels motorcycle gang has been charged with extortion after allegedly threatening a Perth restaurant owner.

In 2014 the restaurant owner employed an Osborne Park construction company to do work on his business.

The owner and the construction company then became involved in a dispute about payment for the work.

Police allege the 50-year-old owner of the construction company hired a member of the Bentley chapter of the Rebels to recover the money he believed he was owed.

The 31-year-old Rebels member allegedly attended the restaurant on a number of occasions, assaulting the owner and threatening violence in an attempt to extort money.

A four-month investigation led to two men being arrested and charged with demanding property by oral threats.

Both due to appear in the Perth Magistrate's Court today.

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Bikies face extortion charges