Rocker escape from prison: Bandidos defendant goes into hiding!

Rocker escape from prison: Bandidos defendant goes into hiding!

A dramatic incident overshadows the Cologne rocker scene. The trial against 32-year-old Hasan Y., a member of the Bandidos, was actually supposed to begin at the Cologne Regional Court. But the trial fell through because Hasan Y. escaped from the Remscheid correctional facility. This reported Picture.

The escape occurred on June 25, 2025, but the exact circumstances remain unclear. Hasan Y. served a four-year prison sentence for his involvement in attempted murder. The incident for which he was under lock and key dates back to December 8, 2018, when members of the Bandidos shot at a Hells Angels member's car from a rental vehicle that Hasan Y. had rented, but hit an uninvolved 21-year-old. In addition, Hasan Y. is accused of shooting at Hells Angels with a magnum revolver on November 21, 2018. Whether this incident could spark a new rocker feud remains to be seen.

Rocker attacks in Cologne

The Cologne rocker scene has just been hotly debated again, as two Bandidos members came under fire on Gießener Straße on Tuesday afternoon. They were found seriously injured, while witnesses remembered that a man who had been shot was still dragging himself from the street. Shockingly, one of the injured is said to be the leader of the Cologne Bandidos. Loud in Franconia A white Lamborghini in which the men had previously been traveling was discovered at the crime scene. A black sports car allegedly fled the scene.

The exchange of fire and the renewed serious injuries within the Bandidos indicate growing tensions in the rocker scene. A homicide squad was set up to investigate the incidents and investigators have already identified the suspected shooter. In addition, there was a raid on the former Hells Angels clubhouse in Cologne Ostheim on Wednesday night, where a special operations team (SEK) and police forces were deployed.

Background to rocker crime

The increase in the rocker scene in Germany since the turn of the millennium is causing the police great concern. Like experts in the research project Rocker crime have found that the number of cases connected to these groups is growing. Obvious power and turf struggles, especially between the Hells Angels and the Bandidos, not only influence crime statistics, but also endanger the population's sense of security.

With the aim of combating rocker crime efficiently, research examines various aspects, including the effectiveness of club bans and the difficulties in law enforcement. Even if the police are developing more and more strategies to combat rocker crime, the path to combating these structures is long and complicated. The brutal fight for power and influence between the rocker gangs continues and will certainly not be the last headlines in Cologne.