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‘Mom’ Boucher court appearance moved to secure courthouse

Ex-biker gang chief stands accused of conspiring to murder high-ranking mafioso

The upcoming court appearances of ex-Hells Angels chief Maurice "Mom" Boucher have been moved to a secure courthouse in Montreal. 

Boucher had initially been scheduled to appear at a courthouse in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal.

He is accused of conspiring to murder Raynald Desjardins, a high-ranking Mafia member.

But a Quebec Superior Court Justice Marco LaBrie on Friday granted a request by Crown prosecutors to have the preliminary hearings moved to Montreal's Gouin courthouse, which has an underground tunnel to the nearby Bordeaux prison. 

 

Maurice (Mom) Boucher is currently serving a life sentence for murdering two prison guards in 1997.

Maurice (Mom) Boucher is currently serving a life sentence for murdering two prison guards in 1997. (Radio-Canada)

The Gouin courthouse has been the site of several high-profile biker gang trials, and is equipped with metal detectors and a reinforced dock for the accused.  

A publication ban was placed on the arguments that the Crown made to the court for having the trial moved.

Friday's decision means Boucher will be moved from the super-maximum-security facility at the Ste-Anne-des-Plaines Institution, where he is serving a life sentence for the 1997 murders of two prison guards. 

He will be housed at Bordeaux during the preliminary hearings, which get underway on Monday.