Right, that’s the grounds for the extradition request. But what were the grounds for his arrest in Danish soil? Don’t the Danish need it or are they just operating as Japanese agents here?
It’s may still be a bit of hope. The red notice doesn’t have much backing as I can tell. It also seems like they (Watson and co.) didn’t actually have an idea of what was going on, causing a retrial. However, presenting material from a TV show isn’t a reason to call off a red notice. The actual happenings are basically what the intention of the Japanese trial is supposed to figure out, so convincing the Greenlandic court of his innocence in that is useless.
His reluctantacy to stand trial is also concerning. He dodged the same situation in New Zealand a while back. Personally I don’t know anything more, but at this point I would like to see any kind of evidence for or against him
I guess we’ll have to wait until September to keep up with the case. They’ll have to choose whether to extradit him or not, unless he can call off the red notice in the meantime.
Of course I have sympathy for him and his work but if he did injure others in the process then he must also stand trial for that. Hopefully they (Japan) can just fine him and let it go.
An official Japanese boat literally ran over one of his boats, causing it to sink in the cold Antarctic Ocean, without any legal repercussions. They were lucky no one got dismembered or died of hypothermia before being rescued - by another Sea Shepherd boat, because the Japanese didn’t provide assistance.
In Japan, it’d be a kangaroo court. The fact of the matter is that he upsets powerful people, and most justice systems don’t tend to favor the underdog. I wouldn’t want to face the courts either. Even if he wins, his organization loses money, leadership, and the whalers get a few seasons unhindered. It’s a losing proposition any way you slice it.
If you have an extradition treaty with someone, you can typically arrest people if they’ve been charged for something in the country you have a deal with, even if they haven’t violated your laws.
Regardless: What the person is charged with is unrelated to them being a whaling activist as far as I can tell, but to them causing harm while acting as an activist, which I suppose is also a crime in Denmark.
What whales? No whale of any kind had anything to do with Denmark signing an extradition treaty with Japan or with Denmark arresting someone who’s wanted for committing a crime, which is what the comment was about.
Right, that’s the grounds for the extradition request. But what were the grounds for his arrest in Danish soil? Don’t the Danish need it or are they just operating as Japanese agents here?
The Interpol red notice is the single reason for detaining him.
That sucks. Thanks for clarifying.
It’s may still be a bit of hope. The red notice doesn’t have much backing as I can tell. It also seems like they (Watson and co.) didn’t actually have an idea of what was going on, causing a retrial. However, presenting material from a TV show isn’t a reason to call off a red notice. The actual happenings are basically what the intention of the Japanese trial is supposed to figure out, so convincing the Greenlandic court of his innocence in that is useless.
His reluctantacy to stand trial is also concerning. He dodged the same situation in New Zealand a while back. Personally I don’t know anything more, but at this point I would like to see any kind of evidence for or against him
I guess we’ll have to wait until September to keep up with the case. They’ll have to choose whether to extradit him or not, unless he can call off the red notice in the meantime.
Of course I have sympathy for him and his work but if he did injure others in the process then he must also stand trial for that. Hopefully they (Japan) can just fine him and let it go.
An official Japanese boat literally ran over one of his boats, causing it to sink in the cold Antarctic Ocean, without any legal repercussions. They were lucky no one got dismembered or died of hypothermia before being rescued - by another Sea Shepherd boat, because the Japanese didn’t provide assistance.
In Japan, it’d be a kangaroo court. The fact of the matter is that he upsets powerful people, and most justice systems don’t tend to favor the underdog. I wouldn’t want to face the courts either. Even if he wins, his organization loses money, leadership, and the whalers get a few seasons unhindered. It’s a losing proposition any way you slice it.
If you have an extradition treaty with someone, you can typically arrest people if they’ve been charged for something in the country you have a deal with, even if they haven’t violated your laws.
Regardless: What the person is charged with is unrelated to them being a whaling activist as far as I can tell, but to them causing harm while acting as an activist, which I suppose is also a crime in Denmark.
What about the endangered whales who were harmed. Forgot to mention that conveniently.
What whales? No whale of any kind had anything to do with Denmark signing an extradition treaty with Japan or with Denmark arresting someone who’s wanted for committing a crime, which is what the comment was about.
Did you respond to the wrong comment?