Anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrested in Greenland. He faces possible extradition to Japan

ABC News ^ | July 21, 2024 | Associated Press

[Twotone]

Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan.

Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn support from A-list celebrities and featured in the reality television series “Whale Wars.”

He was arrested Sunday when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, a police statement said. He later appeared before a district court to look into a request to detain him pending a decision on his possible extradition to Japan, the statement said.

Whale meat is an element of Japanese food culture, and the government says it supports the sustainable use of whales.

On Monday, the Captain Paul Watson Foundation said in an emailed comment that the veteran environmentalist would be detained in Nuuk at least until Aug. 15, following the court’s decision, to give the Danish justice ministry time to investigate the case and possible extradition. He faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison in Japan, according to the foundation.

[Chode]

[TexasGator]

“I agree. I used to make fun of him and his crew till I started thinking about it. These guys are putting their asses on the line to try to stop the killing of whales. I haven’t done anything like that.”

Not too late. You can join him in pursuing animal rights and human population control and nit even risk your life.

[mmichaels1970]

That reminds me of a t-shirt from an ad in National Lampoon.

it’s an old South Park bit explaining why the Japanese hate “dolphin and whale”. It was an intel photo that the Americans provided to them after the war.

[Smellin Salt]

Watson

[DesertRhino]

Odd... ok.

[Smellin Salt]

Why is that odd?

[minnesota_bound]

He will be executed by sword.

[KarlInOhio]

The Whale Wars live threads were some of the most fun I've had on FR. The captain and crew of the Sea Shepherds made the Skipper and Gilligan look like Lord Nelson. I was rooting for both sides to lose, but for the Sea Shepherds to do it in a Darwin Award winning way.

[Tacrolimus1mg]

“F@$!% you, dorphin!”

[Grey182]

I suppose you want to genocide the Faroe Islands for their “crimes”?

The Japanese only harvest whales species that aren’t really endangered. Same with the Faroe Islands.

[DesertRhino]

Nah, send them herring.

The time for whale killing has passed.