Swiss Court Confirms Guilty Verdicts Against Hells Angels And Bandidos Bikers

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Bern's High Court on Thursday confirmed guilty verdicts against six Hells Angels and Bandidos bikers who had been involved in a violent clash outside the Swiss capital in 2019.

This content was published on February 13, 2025 - 16:26 1 minute Keystone-SDA

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Most of the defendants had been given suspended prison sentences in June 2022, which they had appealed against.

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Thursday's case took place amid huge security. A large contingent of cantonal police was deployed in and around the courthouse.

But there were no reported incidents, as members of the two rival motorcycle gangs were not present outside, the Keystone-SDA news agency reported.

At the start of the first trial in 2022, around 200 bikers from both gangs rode to Bern. The police used rubber bullets and water cannons to keep the two camps apart.

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