Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Australia's High Court overturns law banning certain motorcycle gangs

OFF THE WIRE
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13903077
Australia's High Court overturns law banning certain motorcycle gangs

Help Australia's High Court has overturned a law designed to criminalise certain motorcycle gangs in the state of New South Wales.
The law would have allowed police to seek court orders stopping gang members from associating with each other.
However, a member of the Hell's Angels, Derek Wainohu, challenged the law on the grounds that it curtailed individual liberties.
Wayne Baffsky is the lawyer who represented Wainohu in court. He told BBC Radio 5 live: "Many people don't believe that we need any further laws.
"For many years bikers have been demonised," Baffsky explained to Dotun Adebayo on Up All Night.
"The media portrayal is considerably worse than the truth... They're not all criminals."