US EditionDenmark decides not to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to Japan
- Denmark has decided not to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to Japan.
- The decision reflects Denmark's position on environmental activism.
- The ruling is seen as a victory for anti-whaling advocates.
- Paul Watson has been a prominent figure in the anti-whaling movement.
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The staunch whale advocate spoke in Place de la République on Saturday, where an event was being organized to celebrate his release.
Freed activist Paul Watson vows to ‘end whaling worldwide’
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who has been freed from detention in Denmark, vowed on Saturday to end whale hunting around the world and stop Japan if it tried to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean. Watson, a 74-year-old Canadian-American, returned to France on Friday after spending five months in detention in the Danish autonomous territory
The American-Canadian activist was released on Tuesday after five months in custody in Denmark. Returning to France, he was speaking on Saturday from Place de la République, where a rally celebrating his release was being held.
He had been detained in Greenland for five months, before Denmark rejected an extradition request from Japan.
The founder of Sea Shepherd, which campaigns against whale hunting, has just spent five months in custody in Denmark. Source
Japan Today
terradaily.comFreed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
Freed anti-whaling activist Paul Watson on Friday arrived in France after five months in detention in the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland due to an extradition demand from Japan. Watson, a 74-year-old Canadian-American, was released on Tuesday after Denmark refused the Japanese extradition request over a 2010 clash with whalers.…
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