The Hell's Angels biker group and criminal immigrant gangs appear to have laid down their weapons in favour of negotiations, says Thorkild Høyer, a lawyer previously used as a mediator in biker affairs, in an interview with Politiken.dk.

"I can confirm that the Hell's Angels are attempting to resolve the conflict. I cannot say anything more concrete about it, but that is my clear understanding," Høyer says.

On their own
Høyer mediated between the Hell's Angels and Bandidos biker groups in 1996-1997, but says that he is not currently mediating between the parties.

"I am not involved, and anyway it's best if the parties sort it out themselves," he says.

Difficult partners
Høyer says that he is unaware of who is sitting opposite the Hell's Angels at the negotiating table because the criminal immigrant environment involves de-centralised groups.

"It must be difficult to mediate, and I don't know whether a solution will last," he says.

Tired of shootouts
Høyer says that there is a will to reach a solution, however, as neither party benefits from the current conflict.

"No-one wins anything from being shot at. The only thing you risk is being killed, and that your friends and family risk being killed. Everyone realises that. Police activities are a factor, but not a decisive one," Høyer says.

Respect
The content of a peace agreement is unclear, but Høyer says that the conflict is not just about the lucrative cannabis business.

"I don't think that the current conflict is about the cannabis market. No-one really knows what it's about. I think it's about what I would call 'Street Power' - about turf and about showing respect for each other," says Høyer.