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Vince Focarelli, who was once the South Australian boss of the Comancheros and survived five assassination attempts, made the comments on The Felon Show podcast.
WITH his biker vest and stern face, you’d be forgiven for thinking he’s a character from the hit TV series about a violent biker gang, Sons of Anarchy. Well, Vince Focarelli is really a member of a gang – only his “gang” comprises Muslim NGO Sahaba MC (motorcycle club).
Instead of running drugs or committing murder, Focarelli’s MC is spreading a message of peace and love among citizens of the world while battling Islamophobia. The patches on his vest represent a brotherhood, not a gang of criminals, he says.
“Who says only criminals can wear patches, anyway. The biker look is not meant to intimidate anyone, it is meant to attract people to the movement. Who says Islam cannot be cool!” the Italian-Australian says with a laugh during a recent interview at the Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
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Descendants bikie gang brothers Tom and Perry Mackie will be deported back to New Zealand
22 Dec, 2020 06:35 PM
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Descendants bikie gang leader Tom Mackie (front left) at a gang summit at the Descendants Adelaide headquarters in 2009. Photo / Advertiser
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By: Nigel Hunt and Mitch Mott
The two founding members of the Descendants will be kicked out of Australia in a crackdown striking at the heart of Adelaide s bikie scene.
Tom and Perry Mackie, two of the most senior office holders in the Descendants bikie gang, were arrested at their Adelaide homes on Tuesday morning.
The pair are being held in an unnamed immigration facility pending the cancellation of their Australian visas and removal to New Zealand.