Greenland police arrested a prominent environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner on Sunday on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. The activist, a Canadian-American citizen, was apprehended when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital. He is set to appear before a district court where a decision will be made on whether to extradite him to Japan.
The arrest was made as the activist's ship, carrying 25 crew members, was en route to the North West Passage on a mission to intercept a new Japanese whaling vessel in the North Pacific. The Captain Paul Watson Foundation, to which the activist is affiliated, expressed concern over the arrest, linking it to a previous Red Notice issued for his anti-whaling activities in the Antarctic region.
