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Hells Angels prosecutions are a human-rights issue

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Published: November 28, 2008 1:40 a.m.
Last modified: November 28, 2008 3:32 a.m.
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The Hell Angels motorcycle club is not a criminal organization and deserve the same rights as any other person.

In March this year, a landmark ruling by a B.C. judge said that “a full-patch Hells Angels member and two of his associates are not members of a criminal organization.” The trial was a key test of new “federal anti-gang legislation,” and if the Hells Angels were deemed a criminal organization, police would have been able to seize their assets.

A recent decision in Alberta has some legal experts saying publicly that it could eventually place limits on the way police try to control the movement of “biker gangs.”

I maintain that these cases revolve around fundamental rights that all citizens are entitled to, whether they drive motorcycles or not.


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