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The Rebels Motorcycle Club is an outlaw motorcycle club in Australia with around 70 chapters and 2,000+ members nationwide making it the largest club in the country.〔(Australia’s most dangerous bikie gangs )〕 It was founded by Clint Jacks in Brisbane, Queensland in 1969 and was originally named the "Confederates". Their insignia is a Confederate flag with a cap-wearing skull and 1% patch in the centre. The Australian government and law enforcement consider the Rebels to be a criminal organisation but the club claims to be a group of motorcycle enthusiasts rather than gangsters.〔http://bikergangblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/top-10-notorious-biker-gangs/〕 The National President is currently former Maltese boxer Alex Vella.〔(Head of the Rebels bikie gang wins multi-million-dollar lawsuit against ANZ Bank )〕 Its constitution states it is a non profit organisation which promotes the riding of Harley-Davidson motorcycles and stipulates that members must own one and that drugs are "looked down on" within club and "something you and your club can go without" with heroin and smoking methamphetamine being totally taboo. Members are only permitted to join the club once and never to join another motorcycle club.〔http://www.agd.sa.gov.au/news/pdfs/2009/RebelsPublicInformationSheet.pdf〕 It claims to be "the biggest all big twin Harley-Davidson club in the world". ==Criminal activities== In November 2000, police raided Rebels clubhouses in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia and seized drugs, firearms and even a crocodile. A number of people were arrested on charges relating to the items seized.〔(Police raid Rebels in three states )〕 Two Rebel associates were arrested for the murder of Bandidos member Ross Brand after their clubhouse was raided, on 16 November 2008. Brand was shot dead outside the Bandidos clubhouse in Breakwater, Victoria on 22 October.〔(Two men arrested after Rebels Motorcycle Club raid )〕〔(Australian authorities raid motorcycle clubhouse over shooting )〕 A series of raids across Australia ended in 27 members of the Rebels being arrested on a number of charges, on 23 April 2009. Drugs, including methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine, were seized as well as firearms, cash, stolen goods and stolen vehicles.〔(Police arrest 27 bikies across Australia )〕 Edin "Boz" Smajovic, a Bosnian refugee and Rebels member, was shot dead at the Macarthur Auto Centre in Campbelltown, New South Wales. His funeral, which was held on January 15, 2009 at Auburn Gallipoli Mosque, was attended by over 300 Rebels, including National President Alex Vella. He was referred to as their 'little brother'〔(Gunshot victim who 'didn't fear anything' buried )〕 On 18 May 2009, Michael Paul Falzon was sentenced to ten years in prison for the trafficking of a dangerous drug. He produced methamphetamine (speed) in Mackay, Rockhampton and Dalby and used the Rebels to transport and sell it throughout Queensland and South Australia. The drug ring operated from 1999 until 2003 and made at least $1.5 million.〔(Rebels MC speed supplier jailed for 10 years )〕 On April 14, 2012, Anthony "Rooster" Perish (a Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Club member), his brother Andrew (a Rebels Motorcycle Club member) and Matthew Lawton were sentenced to eighteen, nine and fifteen years imprisonment for the homicide of convicted Sydney drug trafficker Terry Falconer, as well as firearms and drug dealing offences〔Margaret Schiekowski: "Brothers locked up over lethal revenge on a killing: ''Daily Telegraph'': 14.04.2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rebels Motorcycle Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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