October 27, 2024
Norway's Supreme Court bans Satudarah motorcycle club
The Supreme Court in Norway banned the Norwegian branch of the Dutch motorcycle club Satudarah earlier this month. According to the Supreme Court, Satudarah is a criminal organization and the ban is “necessary to prevent serious crime”


The High Court ruled that members of the 1% motorcycle club had “repeatedly committed serious offences against the life, health and freedom of persons” and that their actions were “intended to cause fear among the population”. According to the High Court, Satudarah has a history of serious crime, extortion, drug trafficking and arms trafficking.

The court added that although Satudarah MC describes itself as a motorcycle club and is open to ethnic minorities, club members did not have to own a motorcycle to become members. “The club also does not aim to promote multi-ethnic interests,” the court said.

'Ban necessary'
In January 2024, the Court of Appeal banned Satudarah, ruling that “the ban is necessary in a democratic society.” Satudarah then appealed this ruling to the Supreme Court, but has now been rejected. Norway has two Satudarah chapters; in the capital Oslo and Stavanger, Norway’s third city. The motorcycle club is also said to have had a chapter in Kristiansand and to have tried to establish a chapter in Tønsberg.

Incidents of violence
Satudarah first entered Norway in 2014. In 2021, Norway passed a new law that paved the way for the banning of criminal associations. In 2023, the Norwegian police and judiciary asked the courts to ban Satudarah because of its criminal activities. Law enforcement in Norway believes that the perpetrators of a stabbing in Lillestrøm and a shooting in Oslo may be connected to Satudarah MC. Police fear conflicts with other criminal groups since Satudarah established a chapter in Oslo in 2018.

Oslo
The decision to ban Satudarah as an organization means that the motorcycle club is no longer allowed to undertake new activities and recruit new members. The Satudarah chapter in Oslo reportedly consists of a core of twelve members. Satudarah has already been banned in the Netherlands and Germany . In Denmark, it has not yet been banned.

https://www.crimesite.nl/hooggerechtshof-in-noorwegen-verbiedt-motorclub-satudarah/