BREAKING NEWS
Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson Imprisoned in Greenland Jail
Paul Watson, the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, has been arrested and detained in a Greenland jail, sparking international outrage and concern.
Details of the Incident
According to reports, Watson was arrested on Saturday, July 17, after attempting to board a Norwegian whaling ship in the Arctic waters off the coast of Greenland. The 69-year-old activist has been accused of interfering with the whaling operation and violating Greenlandic laws.
Background on the Situation
Watson has been a vocal critic of commercial whaling and has been involved in numerous campaigns to disrupt and expose the practices of whaling nations. This latest incident marks the third time Watson has been arrested in connection with anti-whaling activities.
Greenlandic Authorities’ Statement
The Greenlandic government has released a statement claiming that Watson’s actions pose a threat to public safety and national security. The authorities have also stated that they will seek to deport Watson once the necessary procedures are completed.
Reactions from the Anti-Whaling Community
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the organization founded by Watson, has condemned the arrest and called for his immediate release. The organization claims that Watson was acting in self-defense and that his actions were necessary to prevent the slaughter of whales.
International Outrage and Calls for Action
The news of Watson’s arrest has sparked widespread outrage and calls for action from the international community. Many are demanding that Greenlandic authorities release Watson and allow him to continue his anti-whaling work.
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson kept in Greenland jail
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” which accuses him of causing damage to a Japanese whaling ship, obstructing business and injuring a crew member during an encounter in Antarctic waters in February 2010.” Extremely based if he didn’t do it and even more based if he actually did it
Ecoterrorist !
I think this is what John Lewis described as “good trouble”
I am guessing efforts to keep him out were harpooned?
>**A court in Greenland has ruled that anti-whaling activist Paul Watson must remain in custody pending a decision to extradite him to Japan.**
>The veteran campaigner, who has featured in the reality television show “Whale Wars”, was apprehended by police in July as his ship docked in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk.
>They were acting on a 2012 Japanese warrant which accuses him of causing damage to a Japanese whaling ship, obstructing business and injuring a crew member during an encounter in Antarctic waters in February 2010.
>Officials in Japan argue that whaling and eating whale meat is part of the country’s culture and way of life. However, it has been heavily criticised by conservation groups.
>Dressed in jeans and a white shirt, Mr Watson sat beside his defence lawyers and listened to proceedings through an interpreter as several of his supporters looked on.
>“This is about revenge for a television show that extremely embarrassed Japan in the eyes of the world,” he told the small courtroom.
>“What happened in the Southern Ocean is documented by hundreds of hours of video,” Mr Watson said.
>“I think a review of all the video and of all the documentation will exonerate me from the accusations.”
>However the prosecution argued that the defendant was a flight risk, and the judge concluded he should remain in custody until 2 October.
>Paul Watson is the former head of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which he left in 2022 to set up the Captain Paul Watson Foundation.
>He was also a founding member of Greenpeace, but they parted ways in 1977, amid disagreements over his radical tactics.
>The 73-year old Canadian-American campaigner has been a controversial figure known for confrontations with whaling vessels at sea.
>Mr Watson’s vessel, called the M/Y John Paul DeJoria, had been heading to the North Pacific with a crew of 26 volunteers on board, in a bid to intercept a new Japanese whaling ship when it docked to refuel in Nuuk on 21 July.
>He was arrested and led away in handcuffs, and has been held at the local prison for the last seven weeks.
>His defence team have appealed against the decision to keep him in custody before Greenland’s High Court.
>Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark and, although the court in Nuuk is overseeing the custody hearings, the decision about Mr Watson’s extradition lies with Danish authorities in Copenhagen.
>Last month, Japan asked Denmark to hand Paul Watson over, even though there is no extradition treaty between the two countries.
>Police in Nuuk are carrying out an investigation before handing their findings to Denmark’s ministry of justice and a decision could be expected within the next few weeks.
>“It’s a serious case, and it has to have some serious consideration. It has a deep impact on Mr Watson if we get to the point that he has to be extradited. So I will take the time needed to do it properly,” Greenland chief prosecutor Mariam Khalil told the BBC.
>At the defence’s request, the judge granted permission for a video clip to be played, which appeared to show a zodiac-type speedboat sailing alongside a Japanese ship and firing a stink bomb.