Necati Arabaci

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Necati Arabaci
Born (1972-02-14) 14 February 1972 (age 52)
Cologne, West Germany
Other names
  • "Neco"
  • "Godfather of Cologne"
Occupations
Allegiance Hells Angels MC
Conviction(s)
  • Extortion, pimping, and human trafficking (2004)
Criminal penalty
  • 9 years' imprisonment (2004)

Necati "Neco" Arabaci (born 14 February 1972) is a Turkish-German businessman, outlaw biker, gangster and high-ranking member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, who was formerly active in Cologne, Germany and now lives in Turkey. In 2002, he was arrested in Germany for pimping, human trafficking, assault, extortion, weapons violations, and racketeering. He confessed during his trial in 2004 and was sentenced to nine years in prison. [2] He was released in 2007 and deported to Turkey. [3]

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Criminal career

Activities in Germany

The so-called Arabaci-Clan reportedly controlled the bouncer scene of the nightclubs in Cologne's entertainment district, the Kölner Ringe , and his gang of bouncers reportedly befriended girls in order to exploit them as prostitutes. [4] Arabaci also controlled several brothels in the Rhein-Ruhr region of Germany. [5]

While already in prison, he reputedly still controlled the "Colosseum" brothel in Augsburg. [5] In 2008 after his deportation, police still strongly suspected him to control the brothel [6] and several members of Arabaci's clan were sighted in Berlin in 2008, possibly trying to gain a foothold for the gang in the city's red-light scene. [7]

During his detention in Germany, Arabaci reportedly plotted to kill the prosecutor and hired an Albanian contract killer from Duisburg. [8] The police had bugged his visiting room, and the prosecutor was given bodyguards and police protection. [8] Based on the transcripts, Arabaci was prosecuted again to obtain "Sicherungsverwahrung" (indefinite imprisonment of extremely dangerous criminals). At trial, a mistranslation of some of the transcripts was detected, and Arabaci was acquitted. [9] The prosecutor fled Germany in 2007 when Arabaci was deported to Turkey. [10] An insider reported, that Arabaci has signed a cooperation with the Street Gang "United Tribuns". [11]

Activities in Turkey

In 2010 it was reported that Arabaci took part in a meeting of international Hells Angels bosses in Izmir, Turkey. He had just been appointed president of the "Hells Angels MC Nomads Turkey". [12] In 2013 Arabaci was seen as a possible new leader of the European Hells Angels, after previous leader Frank Hanebuth had been arrested in Spain. [13]

Arrest warrant

In 2015, Spanish authorities issued a warrant for Arabaci's arrest, valid throughout the European Union. He is accused of membership in a criminal organization, extortion, drug trafficking and involvement in brothels in Spain. Turkey does not extradite Turkish citizens. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Spilcker, Axel (23 October 2002). "Großrazzia im Milieu". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Drack, Hariett (1 October 2004). "Rotlicht-Pate muss neun Jahre hinter Gitter" [Red light district godfather gets 9 years behind bars]. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Hells Angels-Präsident Necati Arabaci in Bildern". 19 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Peter Schran (2004), "Bandenkrieg – Die geheime Welt der Türsteher", WDR (in German)
  5. 1 2 Klaus Wiendl and Oliver Bendixen: Millionengeschäfte mit Zwangsprostitution - Das europaweite Netzwerk der Bordellmafia, report MÜNCHEN, Bayerischer Rundfunk (German TV), 9 January 2006. transcript (in German)
  6. ↑ Der Pate bleibt im Hintergrund Augsburger Allgemeine , 9 January 2008 (German)
  7. ↑ "Arabaci-Clan expanding into German underworld war". Focus (in German). 6 June 2008.
  8. 1 2 Schmalenberg, Detlef (19 July 2006). "Morddrohung vom "Paten"?" [Death threats from "Godfather"]. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Archived from the original on 21 July 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "Necati Arabaci ist aus dem Schneider". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. 26 July 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009.
  10. ↑ "Alle ausradieren/Prosecutor fled Germany after Arabaci is deportet", Focus (in German), 30 April 2007
  11. ↑ Ghassan Abid (13 January 2014). "Neues Rockerbündnis in Deutschland" . Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ich will die Macht am Rhein zurück". Express (in German). 1 June 2010.
  13. ↑ "Neuer Hells-Angels-Chef soll Schönheits-Tick haben". Focus Online (in German). 29 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "EU-weiter Haftbefehl gegen türkischen Chef der Hells Angels". DTJ-ONLINE. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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