Police cite concerns after Rebel invites them to name names

cos they cant..lying f ks...

A CHALLENGE to the authorities to name local bikies involved in serious crime is unlikely to get a response.

The call followed a flurry of words from key figures in the debate over the Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment laws.

Police claim Rebels bikies are the "face of organised crime" in Australia and responsible for murders, extortion and drug production and distribution.

The Rebels have challenged police to reveal the names of Sunshine Coast members who have been charged with "murder, extortion, rape".

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Tony Jardine, of the Rebels Sunshine Coast, said he "can guarantee ... nil" local members have been charged with those offences, and suggested it was time for the authorities to name names in support of their claims.

A police media spokeswoman suggested that course of action was not clear cut.

"The Rebels is a declared criminal motorcycle gang," the spokeswoman said.

"For privacy reasons, the Queensland Police Service cannot publicly release a person's criminal history.

"Some information will be on the public record through the judicial system."

The call for names of offenders to be released was repeated by Caloundra Rebel Angelo Garozzo.

In an email to Police Minister Jack Dempsey, he wrote: "Put up or shut up with your lies and propaganda.

"All you have to support your argument is your childish name calling ... scum, vermin. That's all you got. If not, prove it."

Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie defended the "tough stance against these gangs".

"We have made these laws very tough for a reason: to protect the public and send a strong message to the criminal motorcycle gangs," he said.