Activist Paul Watson asks France for political asylum to avoid possible extradition to Japan
- Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd, has asked French President Emmanuel Macron for political asylum to avoid extradition to Japan.
- Watson was arrested on July 21 in Greenland on an international arrest warrant from Japan for alleged crimes related to whaling protests.
- His lawyer stated that Watson exposed Japan's illegal whaling and would "never get a fair trial" if extradited.
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