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Japanese prosecutors seek jail for whaling protestor
Japanese prosecutors in the case of a whaling protestor from New Zealand on trial after boarding a hunting vessel to make a citizen's arrest are asking for him to be jailed for two years, it has been reported.
During the last whale hunt season, activist Peter Bethune, a member of the US eco group the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, boarded a whaling boat in the middle of the night and is accused of attacking a whaler with a stink bomb made of rancid butter.
The whaler suffered chemical burns to his face.
Bethune was detained on the ship and arrested once it got back to a Japanese port. He is now standing trail charged with assault, related charges to do with how he gained access to the boat, vandalism and being in possession of a knife, according to news agency AFP.
Japanese authorities claim that its regular whale hunt is to do with scientific research.
Written by Kimberley Homer.
During the last whale hunt season, activist Peter Bethune, a member of the US eco group the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, boarded a whaling boat in the middle of the night and is accused of attacking a whaler with a stink bomb made of rancid butter.
The whaler suffered chemical burns to his face.
Bethune was detained on the ship and arrested once it got back to a Japanese port. He is now standing trail charged with assault, related charges to do with how he gained access to the boat, vandalism and being in possession of a knife, according to news agency AFP.
Japanese authorities claim that its regular whale hunt is to do with scientific research.
Written by Kimberley Homer.
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