German defendant says Hells Angels left Mallorca in 2011

A German man was charged with organized crime actions whereas allegedly main the Mallorca chapter of the Hells Angels bike membership greater than a decade in the past, testified in a Spanish court docket on Tuesday.

Frank Hennebath, 58, is on trial together with a dozen alleged chapter members and associates after 34 different defendants struck a plea deal on the primary day of hearings on Monday at Madrid’s Excessive Courtroom.

He denied any enterprise relationship with the opposite defendants.

Hanbeth additionally denied dwelling in Mallorca from 2011 to 2013, when in accordance with prosecutors the group operated on the Spanish resort island, saying he had solely been there for summer season holidays and for a buddy’s birthday. Hannebuth mentioned that the Hells Angels have been current in Mallorca from November 2009 to February 2011.

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A German man accused of organized crime actions whereas allegedly main the Mallorca chapter of the Hells Angels bike membership has been charged.

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He denied proudly owning a big Mallorca property the place police discovered weapons and paperwork, or another de facto state in Spain.

Spanish prosecutors have charged Honeybeth with membership of a felony group, cash laundering and unlawful possession of firearms. They need a 13-year jail sentence for him and a $4.9 million fantastic on the cash laundering expenses.

Prosecutors allege that Honnebeth recruited members to commit different crimes, together with extortion, sexual abuse and theft, in well-liked vacationer locations. He mentioned the group additionally went into actual property on Mallorca and the close by island of Ibiza.

The trial is anticipated to final for a number of days.