Bandidos/Hells Angels: shooter sentenced to 8 years in prison
Keystone-SDA
A gunman involved in the shootout in May 2022 between Bandidos and Hells Angels bikers in a bar in Geneva’s Plainpalais district was sentenced on Friday to 8 years in prison. The Criminal Court imposed sentences on two other protagonists. A fourth was acquitted.
+ Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox
The heaviest sentence goes to the Bandido who opened fire first after the Hells Angels entered the public house. He subject to four years of pre-trial detention. The man was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder and endangering the lives of others.
+ Biker gangs sent to prison after violent brawl
The second Plainpalais shooter, a Hells Angel, was acquitted of attempted murder. Convicted of affray and weapons offences, he was sentenced to 30 months in prison, six of which have already been served.
His sidekick, who entered the bar first and was wounded by a gunshot, received a 14-month suspended sentence for the brawl. Another Bandido, who had sprayed him with gas, was acquitted.
Translated from French by AI/jdp
We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. A journalist then reviews the translation for clarity and accuracy before publication.
Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles. The news stories we select have been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team from news agencies such as Bloomberg or Keystone.
If you have any questions about how we work, write to us at english@swissinfo.ch
