10 July 2010 Peter Bethune, an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand, arrived in his home country on Friday after being deported from Japan, where he was handed down a suspended sentence for obstructing the annual Japanese whale hunt. Earlier in the day, Japanese immigration officers in Tokyo had escorted Bethune onto an Air New Zealand […]
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Convicted Anti-Whaling Activist Peter Bethune Deported To New Zealand
Posted: 11th July 2010 by admin in NewsTags: anti-whaling, japan whaling
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Anti-whaling activist receives probation and suspended sentence
Posted: 7th July 2010 by admin in NewsTags: anti-whaling, japan whaling
7 July 2010 Anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune was given a two-year suspended prison sentence and five years’ probation Wednesday by a Tokyo district court judge for his role in boarding a Japanese whaling ship. Bethune was found guilty on five charges, ranging from assault against whalers to trespassing into a whaling vessel. Bethune had previously […]