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Veteran anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to be released on bail
Source: The Guardian
Veteran anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to be released on bail
Siobhán Dowling
guardian.co.uk, Friday 18 May 2012 17.11 BST
A veteran anti-whaling activist arrested in Germany on a decade-old charge will be released from jail on bail next week.
Paul Watson, president of the radical Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, had gained notoriety for his direct action tactics against the Japanese whaling industry. However, his current legal difficulties relate to a confrontation with illegal shark fin poachers in Central America back in 2002.
He has been told he must remain in the country pending a decision on whether or not to extradite him to Costa Rica.
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Sea Shepherd's spokesman, Peter Hammarstedt, told the Guardian that Watson would spend the weekend in jail and be released once the €250,000 bail funds were available on Monday.
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Siobhán Dowling
guardian.co.uk, Friday 18 May 2012 17.11 BST
A veteran anti-whaling activist arrested in Germany on a decade-old charge will be released from jail on bail next week.
Paul Watson, president of the radical Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, had gained notoriety for his direct action tactics against the Japanese whaling industry. However, his current legal difficulties relate to a confrontation with illegal shark fin poachers in Central America back in 2002.
He has been told he must remain in the country pending a decision on whether or not to extradite him to Costa Rica.
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Sea Shepherd's spokesman, Peter Hammarstedt, told the Guardian that Watson would spend the weekend in jail and be released once the €250,000 bail funds were available on Monday.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/18/anti-whaling-activist-paul-watson
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