A three-bedroom home in East Vancouver, previously a Hells Angels clubhouse, is being sold by the British Columbia government as part of their civil forfeiture process. The property is valued at $1.52 million and is one of three former clubhouses now owned by the government. Civil forfeiture is seen as a way to combat organized crime, but critics argue it lacks the protections of a criminal process.
The three-bedroom East Vancouver home that’s about to hit the market includes a brick fireplace and finished basement, along with a private back deck.The seller is motivated. The home at 3598 East Georgia St. is one of three former clubhouses of the Hells Angels that now belong to the British Columbia government after the Supreme Court of Canada chose not to hear an appeal related to the province’s controversial civil forfeiture process.
“I follow the law. That is the law that has been set before us. And what the Hells Angels decision did was finally, once and for all, close the Chatterjee decision,” Tawtel said. Since it started in 2006, the Civil Forfeiture Office has given nearly half of the $155-million value of its seizures to various crime prevention initiatives.
“Anyone who challenges that their property is neither a proceed or an instrument of unlawful activity is welcome to step forward and say ’this property was obtained cleanly or was not used to facilitate a crime.' And we will take that to court,” Tawtel said.Vibert Jack, litigation director with the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, said requiring that a crime be proven beyond a reasonable doubt is an important constitutional protection.
While advocates for the process will draw attention to large seizures, like those involving the Hells Angels, Jack said the majority of the office’s cases are of the smaller, administrative variety. The Supreme Court of Canada did not provide an explanation for its decision not to hear the Hells Angels case, which is typical for a rejection. Song said there could have been a range of reasons.
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