But the conditions were unambiguously met because they were just attempting to extort a confession. The conditions wouldn't be objectively met if they tried it

But the conditions were unambiguously met because they were just attempting to extort a confession. The conditions wouldn't be objectively met if they tried it on a person they believed to be innocent. And even then the conditions would be met from the point of view of the person making the statement so whoever decided there wasn't a request was conveniently wrong. Not a lawyer either but I think you could find lawyers claiming both contradictory things.