Greenland court extends Watson's time in custody as Japan seeks his extradition

If Watson is sent to Japan then his human rights will be at risk-Greenland don’t do it!

If Watson is sent to Japan then his human rights will be at risk-Greenland don’t do it!

What about the human rights of the Japanese sailors Watson threw dangerous butyric acid at? He is a violent and dangerous thug - and Denmark, being a very friendly nation to Japan, will do the right thing and hand him over to face justice.

I bet no-one here remembers the Japan Coast Guard ship escorting their factory ship running over the Sea Shepherd speed boat, cutting it in two in icy Antarctic waters.

If Watson is sent to Japan then his human rights will be at risk-

At risk? they'll be erased completely.

Greenland don’t do it!

Hear! Hear!

I bet no-one here remembers the Japan Coast Guard ship escorting their factory ship running over the Sea Shepherd speed boat, cutting it in two in icy Antarctic waters.

Exactly. NO ONE is more violent than the Whalers.

Macron won't allow it. Denmark will have to find a way out of this otherwise their reputation goes down the plug hole.

Collaborating with a medieval, barbaric, totalitarian hostage-'justice'-system, hellbent of political revenge, is completely antithetical to EU law, human rights and public decency; entirely Un-Danish and Un-European.

dangerous butyric acid .

lmao someone saw the word acid and thought dangerous. Don’t skip chemistry class kids. This stuff is about as dangerous and the room deodorizer in your house

anyway we all know he wouldn’t get a fair trial here. The fact they were trying to extradite him says it all. Prosecutors don’t lose cases they’ve long established the court system as a song and dance formality.

Let the bomb chucker stay in jail.

Collaborating with a medieval, barbaric, totalitarian hostage-'justice'-system, hellbent of political revenge, is completely antithetical to EU law, human rights and public decency; entirely Un-Danish and Un-European.

Exactly! VERY well said!

V campbell -

What bomb?

Oh - you mean the plastic bags with rotten butter (butyric acid) to smell up the deck to prevent cutting up carcasses on.

Could have thrown rotten eggs.

I guess they would have been called "cluster bombs".

Don't necessarily agree with all of Watson's antics, but the attempt to equalize his actions with the likes of terror groups ISIS or Al Qaida is just a govt supported ploy to save face.

If the govt really wanted to stop dangerous acts at sea it would have asked Interpol to issue a red notice to the Chinese govt for its violations in the China/S. China sea.

Oh - that's too real, too tough.

Would it be all right if Watson shot a rabbit hunter? Or if he capsized a guy in a boat fishing? His acts were recklessly dangerous and criminal. He is a terrorist. Anti-whaling people here are in fact saying that it's all right to kill people who are whaling. Backing terrorism.

Wow, that phot tells it all.

If Mr. Watson were to be found guilty in Japan or anywhere else her will honorably serve his sentence and or pay the fine.

But to lock him up just because he is accused is WRONG, I am sure he will go anywhere including Japan to face justice if and when required for as long as his rights are protected in an open court trial.

Macron won't allow it.

Why do you think France has a word in this story?

I hope they serve him some whale in prison.

 I am sure he will go anywhere including Japan to face justice 

Is it on the run since the event, if release he will run once again. He do not want to face justice, this is clear.

Denmark is an EU member. Berlin controls the purse strings and Paris controls foreign policy; that is how the EU works. Watson is a resident of France. His lawyer is pals with Macron. On top of that, Macron and his wife are buddies with some of Watson French friends and supporters. Macron has been contacting the Danish PM directly to tell her not to extradite.

France has a big say in this story.

JJE

Your wishful thinking is admirable.

This is not how justice works, now it is between Denmark and Japan.

He is a terrorist and should remain in jail.

Whatever he has done, everyone knows he WILL NOT get a fair Trial in Japan. That's common knowledge.

Most likely he will be tortured until confession to whatever, and then we will get maximum prison time, because he is a gaijin that did bad things to Japanese. That's the mentality of the Japan Hostage "Justice" system, so well know everywhere.

Looks like the extended detention is under appeal to the High Court of GL, as noted by the prosecution.

Assuming he isn't released soon, this has a long, long way to run through courts in GL, DNK and also the EU court system on top of that, before extradition is signed off on.

We haven't even got to Brussels bureaucracy yet. More it gets dragged out it is less likely he will be extradited.

Besides, Macron won't allow Denmark to allow it.

Besides, Macron won't allow Denmark to allow it.

Macron no power in this story. And his main problem now is to find a Premier Ministre.

Gene Hennigh

Would it be all right if Watson shot a rabbit hunter? Or if he capsized a guy in a boat fishing? His acts were recklessly dangerous and criminal. He is a terrorist. Anti-whaling people here are in fact saying that it's all right to kill people who are whaling. Backing terrorism.

His small ship could never capsize any of the massive Japanese whaling (err, sorry "research") vessels, and the butylic acid is stinky but not dangerous. Some perspective, please!

JJESep. 5 10:02 am JST

Denmark is an EU member. Berlin controls the purse strings and Paris controls foreign policy; that is how the EU works. Watson is a resident of France. His lawyer is pals with Macron. On top of that, Macron and his wife are buddies with some of Watson French friends and supporters. Macron has been contacting the Danish PM directly to tell her not to extradite.

France has a big say in this story.

I don't think France has anything to say regarding Watson and his possible extradition to Japan.

Watson is holding Canadian/US citizenship only, he is not holding citizenship of France.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Watson

He was merely living in France for a while, but it is reported that he is using an US-Passport and was moving to Vermont/USA around 2014.

Mike_OxlongSep. 5  07:46 am JST

I bet no-one here remembers the Japan Coast Guard ship escorting their factory ship running over the Sea Shepherd speed boat, cutting it in two in icy Antarctic waters.

Best get your facts straight.

"Mr Bethune, who was subsequently arrested by Japanese whalers and taken to Tokyo for trial, claims Mr Watson told him to sink the boat to garner public sympathy. "The boat was definitely salvageable. It was still rock-solid from the engine room and the sponsons back."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-10-09/sinking-claim-exposes-sea-shepherd-feud/2290698

ZaphodSep. 5 04:38 pm JST

His small ship could never capsize any of the massive Japanese whaling (err, sorry "research") vessels, and the butylic acid is stinky but not dangerous. Some perspective, please!

Watson's ships should never be so close to the Japanese whaling ships. Up to them, but this was a costly stupid action. Some sentences from this article, link below.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/10/sea-shepherd-payment-japanese-whalers-breaching-injunction

Sea Shepherd agrees $2.55m payment to Japanese whalers for injunction breach

Radical environmental group does not accept it is in contempt, but agrees payout after getting involved in confrontations with whalers in 2013

A radical environmental group has agreed to pay $2.55m to Japanese whalers for breaching a US court injunction to stay clear of their vessels in the Antarctic Ocean.

The United States-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and former senior officials of the group last week agreed to pay the sum to resolve civil contempt charges against them in the US ninth circuit court of appeals.

The injunction prohibited Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson and any person acting with them from physically attacking the vessels operated by the Japanese entities in the Southern Ocean or acting in a manner to endanger their navigation.

The preliminary injunction, issued in late 2012, also bans the defendants from coming within 457 metres of the vessels.

kurisupisuSep. 5 07:05 am JST

If Watson is sent to Japan then his human rights will be at risk-Greenland don’t do it!

He is a criminal who requires jail time.

This is a big and bold move for Japan, especially considering the alleged crime happened 14 years ago. The chances that he would get a fair trial in Japans notorious hostage justice system will be an issue, that and awakening all of the world’s environmental activists to the case will be like shining a huge spotlight onto them all.

Hope it’s worth it Japan and that you know what you are doing.