Berlin Hells Angels group banned: raid, SEK mission
Created: 09/29/2022Updated: 09/29/2022 08:10
The back of the vests of two Hells Angels members.
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A Berlin local group of the Hells Angels rocker gang has been banned because of criminal activities by Interior Senator Iris Spranger (SPD).
The police carried out a major raid on the rocker group "Hells Angels MC Berlin Central" on Thursday morning, according to the Senate Department for the Interior and the police.
Around 1,300 police officers were deployed in four federal states, including several special task forces (SEK) from the federal states and the GSG9 of the federal police.
Berlin - First the "BZ" had reported.
45 apartments and other rooms such as a clubhouse and prison cells were searched in Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, 42 people were affected, a police spokeswoman said.
"It is now forbidden to distribute or publicly use the symbols of the association and its supporter group," said the Senate.
The club's assets were confiscated.
The club is a replacement organization for a previously banned club, it said.
dpa
