Legal costs in Hells Angels civil forfeiture case high: director

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Phil Tawtel, executive director of the civil forfeiture office, was put in the witness box Monday by a lawyer acting on behalf of the Hells Angels.

B.C.’s executive director of civil forfeiture said Monday that legal costs have been high on both sides of the long-running case involving the seizure of three Hells Angels’ clubhouses.

Tawtel, who said he had not done a real estate appraisal, replied that he would have to “crunch the numbers” to determine whether they are in the black or the red. “So as a result we’re expected to be prudent and judicious in taking on cases and how much funds we expend on that. But certainly the public interest component is important as well.”

 

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The government had no right to seize private property. The HA weren't making trouble for anyone. They still own a whack of real estate in the city .... as I understand it .... they are business men now ... they rarely ride their bikes anymore. Give them their property back.

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