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Fugitive Paul Watson is safe at sea
MARK HUME
VANCOUVER The Globe and Mail
Published Saturday, Sep. 15 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
Last updated Saturday, Sep. 15 2012, 10:45 AM EDT
Paul Watson wants to set the record straight.
Im not a fugitive, he declares boldly, although he recently skipped bail in Germany to avoid facing extradition applications made by both Costa Rica and Japan.
Mr. Watson is the Canadian head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an environmental group known for its extreme tactics that is dedicated to protecting marine mammals. To some he is an environmental saviour and to others, an eco-terrorist.
With police in 190 countries now on the lookout for him, Mr. Watson is clearly on the run and in hiding, refusing during an exclusive interview to say even which ocean he is floating on.
Im safe
at sea, he said by satellite phone. Lets leave it at that.
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(19,938 posts)[font size=5]Statement from Captain Paul Watson[/font]
[font size=3]For the 35 years since I founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society I have strived to act non-violently and within the boundaries of the law.
Sea Shepherd has never been a protest organization nor have we engaged in civil disobedience. We are an anti-poaching organization established to uphold international conservation law. We operate within the guidelines of the United Nations World Charter for Nature that allows for intervention by non-profit non-governmental organizations and individuals to uphold international conservation law.
During Sea Shepherds long history we have never caused a single injury to any person. Although we have broken some bureaucratic regulations like Canadas so called Seal Protection Act, we did so to challenge the validity of these regulations, which were in contradiction to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In all other respects we have always operated within the boundaries of the law, both international and national.
Because I have been personally named in the injunction I have resigned as the President of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in the United States and as President of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Australia. I have also resigned my position of Executive Director of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society USA and I will hold no paid position with Sea Shepherd anywhere Sea Shepherd is registered and operates as a non-profit organization in any nation.
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