'The Hells Angels perform a structural armed struggle'
TODAY, 12:29

ANP

The Public Prosecution Service has today asked the court to put a definitive end to the Hells Angels in the Netherlands by means of a ban.

The motorcycle club maintains a culture of violence that does not fit in with the rule of law, according to the OM. In 1500 pages, the justice system mentions why the club should be banned.

According to the PPS, the Hells Angels are conducting a structural armed struggle with Bandidos, Satudarah, Mongols and other clubs.

"Anyone who ever leaves home can be confronted with their violence," said the public prosecutor.

For example, in 2016 there was a big brawl between the Hells Angels and the Mongols in a hotel in Rotterdam.

State of war
The Public Prosecution Service also showed a photograph of a fired cafe in Kerkrade. A family with young children living above the cafe barely escaped death.

The assignment for the arson would have been given by Limburg Hells Angels, because members of the rival Bandidos met in the pub.

Members of the Hells Angels in Haarlem were also in permanent state of war with other motor clubs, the Public Prosecutor said.