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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Petrequin

Freed anti-whaling activist Paul Watson won't face extradition by Denmark to Japan - lawyer

Denmark Activist Released - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was freed from prison in Greenland on Tuesday and will not be extradited to Japan, the Danish Justice Ministry and defense lawyers said.

Japan had asked Denmark to extradite Watson, who had been in custody in Greenland since his arrest earlier this year under a Japanese warrant. There was no immediate comment from the Japanese Embassy in Copenhagen.

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