Sea Shepherd founder Captain Paul Watson said via Skype that he hoped to return from France, where he said the government was being supportive despite two countries including Japan seeking his arrest. Im in a sort of exile in Paris... its not the worst exile in the world, he joked. Its great over here. Everybodys been very friendly, the governments been very supportive. Hopefully well have all of this cleared up by next spring and I can return to the US, he said. Watson was arrested in May 2012 in Frankfurt on a warrant from Costa Rica, where he is wanted on charges stemming from a high-seas confrontation over shark finning in 2002. He was released on bail, but fled the country on July 22, 2012 and was a fugitive on the high seas for 15 months. He eventually entered the United States last October, and stayed here until a few months ago when he traveled to France, according to a Sea Shepherd spokeswoman, Lisa Agabian. https://au.news.yahoo/thewest/world/a/25294719/sea-shepherd-founder-eyes-return-as-new-ship-launched/
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 04:14:14 +0000
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