Supreme Court: No Surrender motorcycle club remains banned in the Netherlands
The decision of the Dutch court to pay motorcycle club No Surrender was justified. That was decided by the Supreme Court on Friday. The court in Leeuwarden ruled on December 15, 2020 that No Surrender should remain prohibited. The motorcycle club then appealed to the Supreme Court, especially when the court banned the club.
culture of violence
The court finds that the motorcycle club has a culture of violence that endangers society, and that members were structurally involved in crime, such as drug trafficking and extortion. The court also sees a danger of violent rivalry with.
Military character
The court and the court ruled that no surrender is a very closed organization with a military character, whose members must adhere to strict rules centered on loyalty, brotherhood, respect and honour. In addition, there was a tradition of intimidation and violence, which was guarded outwardly by a strict duty of confidentiality.
‘Lawless Bandits’
The structure and culture of violent crimes and other serious crimes. No Surrender’s intent was to place itself and its members as lawless bandits out of the social order and to breed fear, the court stated. According to the court, serious actions by its members can be charged to the motorcycle club.
The ban also applies to all chapters of No Surrender and Brotherhoods.
No Surrender was founded in 2013 by Klaas Otto and counted more than 900 members and 30 chapters in the Netherlands.
Years in prison
At the end of 2020, Henk Kuipers, Klaas Otto and two other previous leaders of No Surrender were sentenced to prison terms by the court in Groningen for leading an organizational organization. Kuipers received the highest sentence with ten years in prison because his share was the largest.
Appeal
Henk Kuipers (57), Klaas Otto (54) and Rico R. (45) appealed against their sentences. Last month to start with twelve, two and a half and four years in prison against Kuipers, Otto and R.