Barry Kahui loses court case for return of seized sweatshirt

A Mongrel Mob member, Barry Kahui, has requested the return of a red sweatshirt that was confiscated under a new gang patch ban law. Kahui claims he wore the sweatshirt, which he describes as not representing traditional gang insignia, because he was cold and lacked a clean jersey. The police argue that the garment’s design and wording are associated with the Mongrel Mob and suggested he could have avoided arrest by wearing it inside out.

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