The leader of the Hardliners motorcycle club would be released on parole this year, but the Public Prosecution Service wants Lysander de R. to remain behind bars longer. De R., who founded motorcycle club Hardliners from prison in 2019, is suspected of leading a criminal organization.
Lysander de R. was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2018. As leader of the Hells Angels in Haarlem, De R. was responsible for acts of violence, threats, arson and leading a criminal organization.
In August, the motorcycle club leader was actually allowed to go out again with an ankle monitor after five years in prison. However, a month before his early release, the Heemskerker native was arrested again, which meant that his early release did not take place. According to the Public Prosecution Service, Lysander de R. allegedly continued his criminal activities in prison between 2019 and 2022.
Today the Public Prosecution Service demanded that the Hardliner not be released early and that he fully serve his original 9-year prison sentence. According to the Public Prosecution Service, Lysander de R. is said to have been guilty of misconduct while behind bars.
A few days after the judge banned the Hells Angels in 2019, De R. founded his own motorcycle club called Hardliners. The club’s logo is almost identical to that of the Hells Angels. The judge will soon consider whether the Hardliners, like the Hells Angels, should also be banned.
Lawyer
According to his lawyer Remco Kint, the Public Prosecution Service is taking an ‘express train’ via this route. For example, Lysander de R. could get three years in prison, while he has not yet been convicted in the other case.
Lysander de R. today called the Public Prosecution Service’s demand ‘excessive’. “I’m going to have dessert before I’ve had the main menu,” he told the judge.