Visitors Now:
Total Visits:
Total Stories:
Profile image
By Ye Olde False Flag
Contributor profile | More stories
Story Views

Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

Sea Shepherd leader Paul Watson arrested in Germany

Monday, May 14, 2012 15:56
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)

THE leader of controversial environment group Sea Shepherd has been arrested in Germany.

.
.
Captain Paul Watson was arrested in Germany over the weekend and will be extradited to Costa Rica on an outstanding arrest warrant from an incident that occurred in 2002.

In a statement, Sea Shepherd said the arrest was related to a “violation of ships traffic” incident and involved a Costa Rican vessel called the Varadero in Guatemalan waters illegally hunting for shark fins.

Reports claim Captain Watson faced an outstanding warrant for attempted murder in relation to the incident.

The group says Mr Watson and his ship intercepted the Varadero ion the orders of the Guatemalan Government but later encountered a Costa Rican gun boat.

“The specific “violation of ships traffic” incident took place on the high seas in Guatemalan waters, when Sea Shepherd encountered an illegal shark finning operation, run by a Costa Rican ship called the Varadero,” the statement said.

“On order of the Guatemalan authorities, Sea Shepherd instructed the crew of the Varadero to cease their shark finning activities and head back to port to be prosecuted.

“While escorting the Varadero back to port, the tables were turned and a Guatemalan gunboat was dispatched to intercept the Sea Shepherd crew.

“The crew of the Varadero accused the Sea Shepherds of trying to kill them, while the video evidence proves this to be a fallacy.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-ne…6354613658

Read more at Ye Olde False Flag



Source:

Report abuse

Comments

Your Comments
Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

Top Stories
Recent Stories

Register

Newsletter

Email this story
Email this story

If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.