Denmark says Japan made extradition request for anti-whaling activist Watson
- Paul Watson, the 73-year-old American-Canadian founder of Sea Shepherd, was arrested on July 21 in Greenland over a 2010 incident involving Japanese whaling ships.
- Denmark's Justice Ministry confirmed it received Japan's formal extradition request for Watson on August 1.
- French President Emmanuel Macron's office urged Denmark not to extradite Watson, who has lived in France for the past year.
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Japan asks Denmark to extradite detained anti-whaling activist Paul Watson
TOKYO -- Japan has asked Denmark to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who has been in custody in Greenland since his arrest last month under a Japanese warrant, officials said Friday.
Japan je od Danske zatražio izručenje aktiviste koji se bori protiv lova na kitove Pola Votsona (Paul Watson), koji je u pritvoru na Grenlandu od prošlog meseca po japanskoj poternici, rekli su danas zvaničnici.
Japan asks Denmark to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson
Denmark announced Thursday that it has received Japan's extradition request for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who was arrested in Greenland last month on an international arrest warrant. Watson, the 73-year-old founder of Sea Shepherd, is facing charges related to a 2010 confrontation with Japanese whaling ships, raising concerns over his potential extradition and the motivations behind Japan's request.
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