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Former bikies speak out about benefits of Queensland Government’s gang exit program, but expert says they are a minority
Men who want to find a way out of outlaw bikie gangs are signing up to a Queensland Government-funded program to help them cut ties with the criminal subculture.
Key points:
- Two of the former bikies who joined the program have given video testimonials
- Dan Kilian says the warring between clubs meant he was always watching his back
- Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll says police hope the program will reduce crime
Senior police outlined the program on Thursday, saying 21 former bikies had joined the growing “exit program”, including two who, along with their mothers, had given video testimonials about being seduced by the idea of the lifestyle and then finding the reality of gang life much more brutal.
Dan Kilian, a former Gold Coast Titans…
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