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| Subject: Good: Lowlife bail-jumping Sea Shepherd leader, Paul Watson, is embattled on a new front, with the group's former boat skipper Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:52 am | |
| The bail-jumping Sea Shepherd leader, Paul Watson, is embattled on a new front, with the group's former boat skipper, New Zealander Pete Bethune.
Apparently hiding out at sea, Mr Watson claims Mr Bethune gave evidence that would have let Japan mount the prosecution to extradite him from Germany, had he not fled.
Mr Bethune rejected blame and instead said he was claiming $US500,000 ($476,000) from Sea Shepherd over his sunken vessel, Ady Gil. Advertisement
After being detained for nearly three months in Frankfurt pending extradition to Costa Rica on navigation charges, Mr Watson disappeared on 22 July, forfeiting €250,000 ($293,000) bail.
In a message through his group's headquarters, Mr Watson told supporters he is now "in a place on this planet where I feel comfortable, a safe place far away from the scheming nations who have turned a blind eye to the exploitation of our oceans".
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/whale-watch/watson-trades-blows-with-former-skipper-20120801-23e9c.html#ixzz22Havfxxe
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