Former Hells Angels leader Lysander de R. arrested in prison

Former Hells Angels leader Lysander de R. was arrested in his cell last Monday, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) confirms after reporting in De Telegraaf . He is suspected of participating in a criminal organization with the aim of committing violent crimes.

It concerns the Hardliners motorcycle club, of which he is the leader and founder, according to the Public Prosecution Service. De R. founded the club from prison in 2019, while he was imprisoned for leading part of the Hells Angels motorcycle club, among other things.

The foundation of MC Hardliners took place a few days before the official ban on motorcycle club Hells Angels. De R. did this consciously, he said at the time. In his own words, he did not want to be discouraged or held back by anyone.

In 2018, De R. was sentenced to nine years in prison. He is in the final phase of his detention and should be allowed to stay partly outside the prison. To prevent him from committing criminal offenses again, he is being held in detention, the OM says.

Notorious
De R. led the most notorious chapter of the Hells Angels in Haarlem. Members of the department were convicted of extortion, assault and threats, among other things. Two mayors had to be heavily protected.

In 2021, De R. had to be urgently transferred from his cell in Zaanstad, because he allegedly intimidated prison staff. He would have led a reign of terror in prison. Staff and fellow detainees would have been terrified of him.