[crazypyro]

I personally don't find it morally wrong to take pictures of someone who was pressuring you for bribes. My "best friends" don't try to extort me for money. Irlan was only nice when he realized the author could provide entertainment and had very little assets...

[jpatokal]

"Extortion" is not the right word here. The OP was genuinely in hot water due to their own actions, Irlan was offering a potential way out.

It would be extortion if Irlan had (say) planted a kilo of heroin in his bags and then demanded money.

[witty_username]

But it's still bribery and corruption.