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Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Arrested in Greenland
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Paul Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American dual national and environmentalist, was arrested by police in Greenland under an international warrant issued by Japan. He was detained on July 22 while his ship, John Paul DeJoria, docked in Nuuk for refueling on its way to intercept Japan's whaling factory vessel. According to reports, Watson was handcuffed by officers on the bridge of his ship and will be brought before a district court where police will request his detention. The arrest is allegedly related to anti-whaling activities Watson conducted in the Antarctic years ago, which may lead to extradition to Japan.
This development comes as a surprise since the Foundation's lawyers had reported that the Red Notice had been withdrawn. However, it appears that Japan had made the notice confidential to facilitate Paul's travel for the purpose of making an arrest.
Japan has never given up on its whaling ambitions.
The only purpose of a vessel like that is so it can travel long distances … to hunt whales.
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countries
- 1.Australia
- 2.Canada
- 3.Costa Rica
- 4.Germany
- 5.Greenland
- 6.Guatemala
- 7.Ireland
- 8.Japan
- 9.Norway
- 10.United States
organizations
- 1.Captain Paul Watson Foundation
- 2.Interpol
- 3.Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
- 4.International Whaling Commission
- 5.Animal Planet
- 6.Greenpeace
- 7.Institute of Cetacean Research
- 8.Japan Coast Guard
- 9.Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha
- 10.Whaling Affairs Office