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International Business Times
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Camille BAS-WOHLERT

Anti-whaling Activist Watson Set To Remain Behind Bars In Greenland

Protesters in Paris hold a placard calling for Watson's release (Credit: AFP)

A Greenland court decides Wednesday whether to keep US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson in custody pending a decision on his extradition to Japan, where he is wanted over an altercation with whalers.

Lawyers for the 73-year-old campaigner expect the court in Nuuk, the capital of the Danish autonomous territory, to extend his custody as a legal review of the extradition request drags on.

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