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Japan denounced Wednesday the lifting of Interpol’s red notice which aimed at the American-Canadian environmental activist Paul Watson. In addition, a figure in the defense of the whales, and said that his arrest warrant remains valid.
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The lifting of this notice aimed at the arrest of Paul Watson. Furthermore, announced Tuesday by one of his lawyers, Me William Julié, is “extremely unfortunate,” said a spokesman for the Japanese government at a regular press point.
“The cancellation does not change the fact that Japan’s arrest warrant against him remains valid,” said Yoshimasa Hayashi. “Our position remains unchanged: we will continue to call the parties concerned to carry out his extradition,” he added.
Japan accuses Paul japan maintains its prosecution against Watson of being co -responsible for damage. injuries aboard a Japanese whale ship in 2010 as part of a campaign by the NGO Sea Shepherd.
“Canceled red notice!” Japanese whalers have been on my back for 14 years. since my first arrest in Frankfurt (Germany), in May 2012, ”wrote Paul Watson on Tuesday on the website of his foundation in favor of the oceans, which bears his name.
A spokesman for Interpol. the international criminal police organization, confirmed to AFP that the file control commission (CCF) had “decided to erase” this red notice.
“It is not a judgment on the substance of the file. or on these events which took place in 2010, but a decision based on the rules of Interpol in terms of data management,” explained this spokesperson.
Interpol issues red notices. which constitute requests to locate a suspicious person and make his provisional arrest pending his extradition, japan maintains its prosecution against but they do not have the status of arrest warrant.
Paul Watson, 74, was detained in Greenland for five months, before Denmark rejected an extradition request from Japan. He was able to return to Paris, where he has lived for 10 years on December 20.
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