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Greenpeacers Convicted of Stealing Whale Meat

They tried to prove meat was for eating, not research

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 6, 2010 4:02 AM CDT

(Newser) – Two Greenpeace activists have been convicted in Japan of stealing whale meat they say they took to prove that whalers were lying about the "research nature" of their hunt. The activists were sentenced to a year in prison for theft and trespassing, but the sentences were suspended and they won't serve any jail time, AP reports. They stole some 50 pounds of whale meat from a warehouse which was presented by Greenpeace to authorities. Greenpeace charges that whalers in the "research" hunts—which are exempt from whaling bans and are financed with taxpayer money—siphon off the catch to sell.

Local children touch a Baird's Beaked whale at Wada Port last year in Minamiboso, Chiba, Japan.
Local children touch a Baird's Beaked whale at Wada Port last year in Minamiboso, Chiba, Japan.   (Getty Images)
A beach goer lies near a whale made of sand during a Greenpeace event.
A beach goer lies near a whale made of sand during a Greenpeace event.   (Getty Images)
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finkster
Sep 6, 2010 4:09 AM CDT
The Japanese have created this facade that whale hunting is for research which isn't fooling anybody in the world. The question still persist why isn't the world protesting their actions?

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