AUSTRALIA - Bikie laws a matter of urgency

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CHIEF COMMISSIONER KEN LAY HAS CONFIRMED HIS POLICE FORCE HAS BEEN INFILTRATED BY OUTLAW BIKIE (*club*). HERALD SUN

IN an honest and alarming admission, Chief Commissioner Ken Lay has confirmed his police force has been infiltrated by outlaw motorcycle (*club*).

This would be disturbing if only a few police were involved.

But Mr Lay admits to "around 10 investigations" into police members with links to bikie (*club*).

As if this were not enough, Mr Lay says the (*club*) are attempting to "cultivate, compromise and corrupt" Victoria Police, with some (*club*) members "trying to join the force to increase the (*club*)' influence".

They're "very, very good at what they do", says Mr Lay. What the police need to be very good at doing is breaking the hold of the (*club*) and the Victorian Government needs to support them in doing so.

Not only are outlaw motorcycle (*club*) effective in evading the law and enriching themselves through their criminal activities, they also have the means to pay high-profile lawyers.

New legislation in Victoria may curtail their activities, but it has taken too long in the making. The Herald Sun has warned the Government repeatedly about the power of the (*club*) and the need for urgency.

The Government needs to listen to community concerns. Premier Napthine needs to act now.

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