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<div>Thirty-one alleged members and associates of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang arrested on drug charges in a massive dragnet two years ago have had their cases thrown out of a Quebec court because of unreasonable delays before trial.
Quebec Superior Court Judge James Brunton granted part of a defence request for a stay in proceedings against the defendants Tuesday, telling a Montreal courtroom that anticipated delays would have prevented the men from having fair trials.
Defence lawyers insist it could take 10 years before the last of the accused goes to trial, and Brunton's decision was the right one.
"He sent a message that you have to be realistic about the capacity of the courts to react," said Daniel Rock, a lawyer on the defence team.
The 31 defendants were among 156 people targeted in Operation Sharqc, a police investigation into biker gang-related murders and drug dealing across the Eastern Seaboard that took 17 years to complete.
Brunton stressed that he was not releasing the men over questions of guilt or innocence
Quebec Superior Court Judge James Brunton granted part of a defence request for a stay in proceedings against the defendants Tuesday, telling a Montreal courtroom that anticipated delays would have prevented the men from having fair trials.
Defence lawyers insist it could take 10 years before the last of the accused goes to trial, and Brunton's decision was the right one.
"He sent a message that you have to be realistic about the capacity of the courts to react," said Daniel Rock, a lawyer on the defence team.
The 31 defendants were among 156 people targeted in Operation Sharqc, a police investigation into biker gang-related murders and drug dealing across the Eastern Seaboard that took 17 years to complete.
Brunton stressed that he was not releasing the men over questions of guilt or innocence
