Many vowed never to return to Bali, with one person requiring counselling

A translator told them they were arrested because Muslim officers were 'offended' by their activities

They were threatened with 10 years in jail unless they paid police $25,000

A group of Australian tourists, who were celebrating a bucks week in Bali, were allegedly assaulted and forced to pay a $25,000 bribe to corrupt security guards and police who imprisoned them for over 24 hours.

The 16 men from Melbourne - including nightclub owner Nick Russian and celebrity hairdresser Joey Scandizzo – were staying at Seminyak, in southern Bali, before the wedding of former model Mark Ipaviz.

On February 26, security guards barged into the group's private dining room, where a stripper was performing, before allegedly using taser guns on the men and beating them with guns and bottles, The Age reports.

A group of 16 Australian men, including nightclub owner Nick Russian (left) Daniel Beckwith (centre) and Simon Phan (right), were assaulted and forced to pay a $25,000 bribe by security guards and police in Bali

Security guards barged into their private dining room before allegedly using taser guns on the men and beating them with guns and bottles. They then called local police (stock image)

After confiscating their phones and calling local police, both officers and guards transported the group to a police station where they were forced to stay overnight and threatened with a 10-year jail sentence for indecency.

They were told their arrest was due to the fact that the Muslim officers were 'offended' by their activities.

A translator 'made it clear that we should not call the consulate, because that would stop any negotiations and we'd spend months in prison before any trial,' one of the men told Fairfax.

'She said we could pay a fine and it would all be sorted.

They were celebrating during a buck's week for former model, Mark Ipaviz at a resort inSeminyak (pictured), Bali's south,

'They knew the drill and it obviously wasn't the first time they'd done it.'

Two men from the group were escorted to various ATMs around Kuta from which they withdrew a total of $250 million Indonesian rupiah, over $25,000, before the group was released.

Many of the men have now vowed never to go back to Bali, with one person left requiring counselling after the ordeal.

Pictures posted by some of the men on Instagram from their time in Bali show no hint of the violent night, instead three men are seen beaming at a cameras at a picturesque resort

Daily Mail Australia have contacted some of the men in the group for comment.

Pictures posted on Instagram from their time in Bali show no hint of the violent night.

Instead, three men are seen beaming at a cameras at a picturesque resort, drinks in hand.