 | The court in Utrecht banned the club last year. Lawyer Geert-Jan Knoops told the court in Arnhem that the state is wrongfully portraying the Hells Angels as a criminal organization. They use a strategy which relies on "tabloids from the gossip press and obscure, dubious websites". Bikers roundly denounced the 'smear campaign.' |  |
The Public Prosecution Service mapped out 1,500 incidents (worldwide) that support the argument for the ban: the Hells Angels MC are not an association for tough freedom lovers, their's is a criminal culture of violence that is a danger to society.
