The MC club Satudarah had to appear in court at the end of March, after the state attorney and the police wanted to ban them in Norway. The police believe the main purpose of the club is to engage in crime, not motorcycles. Therefore, the new law that allows for the prohibition of criminal associations was tried in court for the first time. – We believe that Satudarah MC is a criminal gang, which with regard to structure and fear capital and history of violence may be affected by the new provisions in the Criminal Procedure Act, state prosecutor Ingelin Hauge told news in January this year. The Oslo District Court disagrees, and today issued a ruling that allows the club to continue to be in Norway. – The court believes that the condition that “a ban is necessary to prevent serious crime” has not been met, says the judgment handed down on Tuesday. In the ruling, the court writes that weighty reasons are required to ban a group. The court emphasized that the club has not existed for very long and does not appear to be well established. There are currently only a small number of offenses that can be linked to the MC club, writes the court. The public prosecutor said in court that she believed it was important to ban the club to prevent crime. – We believe Satudarah’s primary purpose is to appear intimidating and achieve fear capital in a criminal environment. Parallel to that, they may like motorbikes, shared dinners and coffee meetings. But most of the members do not have a motorcycle or the MC sticker, she said in her procedure. The police believe Satudarah has shown the will and ability to commit violence and serious offences. – There is drug crime, violent crime, extortion and kidnapping. Things that create fear in society, the head of Special Operations in the Oslo police, Anders Rasch-Olsen, told news. The club’s lawyer, Usama Ahmad, completely disagrees with the premise of the case and believes there is no basis for banning the MC club. – What is important for me to bring out is that Satudarah MC has never engaged in crime. We do not believe that individual members have engaged in criminal activity on the basis of their membership in the club. Many have a criminal record that goes back a long way, and it has not been changed by membership. Some have never committed a crime, while some have not committed criminal offenses after becoming members, he has previously told news.
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MC club Satudarah is allowed to stay in Norway – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
