Sea Shepherd Activists Put On International Wanted List

A Greenpeace photograph of a Japanese whaling boat. Photograph: Jiri Rezac

Japan today said it would take legal action against three members of the Sea Shepherd conservation group, including one Briton, whom it accused of obstructing its whaling fleet during clashes in the Antarctic in February 2007.

In a further sign of Japan’s hardline stance against anti-whaling activists, police will place the men, a Briton named by sources as Daniel Bebawi, 28, from Nottingham, and two Americans on an international wanted list as soon as arrest warrants are issued.

“It’s only natural to seek an arrest warrant as we’ve determined that a crime was committed,” Nobutaka Machimura, the government’s chief spokesman, told reporters.

“Regardless of the differences of opinion, it is unacceptable that those involved (in whaling) get injured … or have their lives put in danger.”

Sea Shepherd was unavailable for comment this afternoon.

Last month, police charged two Greenpeace activists with stealing a consignment of whale meat. The protesters intercepted the meat to support allegations that Japanese whalers were selling it on the black market.

Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, both members of the group’s Japan branch, are accused of stealing a box containing 23kg of whale meat from a postal company warehouse in April.

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