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Courts Drag Their Feet While Whales Die [Captain Paul Watson]

From Captain Paul Watson Foundation
September 2024

Speaking from his cell in Nuuk Prison, Captain Watson remains resolute, stating, 'If they think it prevents our opposition, I’ve just changed ships. My ship right now is Prison Nuuk,' he told AFP, underscoring his unwavering commitment to the cause. 

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Captain Paul Watson
Greenland Court refuses to view evidence in Watson's defense. Paul: "If they see the evidence, then I'll be exonerated."

Paul’s second hearing in Nuuk, Greenland was held today, September 4th. Paul was arrested on July 21st, being detained and kept from his wife and children now for 46 days!

Results of today’s hearing:

  • The prosecution was able to show a 4 and a half minute video from the Japanese side.
  • The evidence which would exonerate Watson, extensive video footage shot from a helicopter and rubber dinghy during the allegations, was not allowed to be presented in court today for the second time since his arrest.
  • Paul will be detained until October 2nd when a third hearing will take place
  • The Defense lodged an appeal

Paul’s detention stems from a 2012 Interpol arrest warrant issued by Japan. The warrant accuses Paul of causing damage to a Japanese whaling vessel in 2010 and allegedly injuring a crew member with a non-lethal stinky butter bomb during an anti-whaling operation in the Antarctic. Japan has formally requested his extradition to face trial. Less than 10 days after the arrest, Japan added 59 whales to its summer kill list, confirming suspicions that the arrest had ulterior motives.

Speaking from his cell in Nuuk Prison, Captain Watson remains resolute, stating, “If they think it prevents our opposition, I’ve just changed ship. My ship right now is Prison Nuuk,” he told AFP, underscoring his unwavering commitment to the cause.

Jonas Christofferson, lawyer for Watson, stated outside the police station in Nuuk after the hearing today:

“The side where the Japanese sailor was supposed to be, he was not there, so they didn’t get injured by a stink bomb, it didn’t happen…The other two allegations [cutting a net and trespass] would be a fine under Japanese and Greenlandic law, and you cannot detain for a charge that would be a fine, so there is no case.”

Posted on All-Creatures: September 4, 2024
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