Satudarah MC is a
one-percenter outlaw motorcycle club
An outlaw motorcycle club is a motorcycle subculture generally centered on the use of cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals that purport to celebrate freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture, ...
that has spread the globe since being founded in the Netherlands town of
Moordrecht
Moordrecht () is a town and a former municipality in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands, situated along the river Hollandse IJssel.
In September 2006, 93% of the population of Moordrecht chose by referendum to pursue a merger with th ...
in 1990.
It differs from most other outlaw motorcycle clubs in the fact that it welcomes all races into its club, owing to its historical creation by a group of
Moluccans
Moluccans are the Austronesian-speaking and Papuan-speaking ethnic groups indigenous to the Maluku Islands (also called the Moluccas), Indonesia. The region was historically known as the Spice Islands, and today consists of two Indonesian provi ...
and
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
friends. ''Satu darah'' in
Indonesian and
Malay means "one blood".
Criminal activities
Members of Satudarah MC are frequently brought into connection with
drug trafficking,
murder,
extortion
Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefit through coercion. In most jurisdictions it is likely to constitute a criminal offence; the bulk of this article deals with such cases. Robbery is the simplest and most common form of extortion, ...
and
weapon trafficking
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.
Conflict with the Angels
Denmark, February, 2014. Between the 22nd and 23rd of February, 2014, members from the club were in a fight with the rival club, the Hells Angels MC. The fight first started at a sports bar named “Lions and Barrels” and then continued in a nearby park, followed by a parking lot. One of the Satudarah Motorcycle Club members and two Hells Angels MC members were injured in the fight with stab wounds. There were also reports of gun fire, however no gun shot wounds were mentioned in the reports. That was noted to be one of the first main fights between the club and rival clubs in the country. A total of 28 people were arrested as a result of the fight.
Less than a week after this fight occurred it was reported that the club held a meeting with Hells Angels MC.
Global distribution
Satudarah MC has 44 chapters throughout the Netherlands and has opened in Belgium, France, Ireland, Spain, Indonesia, Malaysia, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Morocco, Norway, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, Curacao, Suriname, Switzerland, South Africa, Canada, Australia and Turkey.
Australia
The national president of Satudarah, who is based in Melbourne, said in 2018 that chapters had been established in all Australian states, as well as a club in Canberra that had recently been patched over. The Sydney chapter had been shut down several years previously. In 2019, splinter groups in Western Australia were said to be bashing each other's members.
Netherlands
In the Netherlands, Satudarah MC is considered extremely violent and ruthless, more so than the
Hells Angels
The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is a worldwide outlaw motorcycle club whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporati ...
.
On 18 June 2018, the Dutch justice system announced a complete ban on the motorcycle club. The Court sentenced an immediate civil ban of all chapters and related clubs.
The ethnic makeup of the club includes Dutch,
Ambonese,
Surinamese and others.
References
External links
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Outlaw motorcycle clubs
Motorcycle clubs in the Netherlands
Gangs in the Netherlands
Organized crime groups in Europe