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The "Tokyo Two" are two Greenpeace anti-whaling activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, who are on trial in Japan. |
The "Tokyo Two" are two Greenpeace anti-whaling activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, who are on trial in Japan. |
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In 2008, they took a case of whale meat from a delivery depot in Aomori prefecture, Japan, and reported it to the police as evidence of a theft ring within the whaling industry. They also held a news conference, intending to expose embezzlement of whale meat collected during whale hunts which Japan claims are for scientific research. An investigation was opened, but no charges were brought against the whalers. However, Sato and Suzuki were charged with theft and trespass. They were arrested and detained for 26 days.<ref name="GRobinson">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/environment/whale-watch/whaling-protesters-demand-release-of-tokyo-two-20100609-xv35.html |author=Georgina Robinson |title=Whaling protesters demand release of Tokyo Two |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=June 9, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iP1fdxgCtWGgdqVP8awQ8J8f6l5w |title=Greenpeace protests Japan's prosecution of whale activists |publisher=AFP |date=June 8, 2010}}</ref> During their interrogation by police, which lasted for 23 days, Sato and Suzuki claimed they were tied to chairs and questioned for up to 12 hours a day without access to attorneys. Their treatment has been criticized as "arbitrary" and it "contravened elements of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights" according to a [[United Nations]] human rights group.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2010/s2813794.htm |author=Mark Willacy |title='Tokyo two' set to face trial |publisher=ABC Lateline |date=February 8, 2010 |
In 2008, they took a case of whale meat from a delivery depot in Aomori prefecture, Japan, and reported it to the police as evidence of a theft ring within the whaling industry. They also held a news conference, intending to expose embezzlement of whale meat collected during whale hunts which Japan claims are for scientific research. An investigation was opened, but no charges were brought against the whalers. However, Sato and Suzuki were charged with theft and trespass. They were arrested and detained for 26 days.<ref name="GRobinson">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/environment/whale-watch/whaling-protesters-demand-release-of-tokyo-two-20100609-xv35.html |author=Georgina Robinson |title=Whaling protesters demand release of Tokyo Two |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=June 9, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iP1fdxgCtWGgdqVP8awQ8J8f6l5w |title=Greenpeace protests Japan's prosecution of whale activists |publisher=AFP |date=June 8, 2010}}</ref> During their interrogation by police, which lasted for 23 days, Sato and Suzuki claimed they were tied to chairs and questioned for up to 12 hours a day without access to attorneys. Their treatment has been criticized as "arbitrary" and it "contravened elements of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights" according to a [[United Nations]] human rights group.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2010/s2813794.htm |author=Mark Willacy |title='Tokyo two' set to face trial |publisher=ABC Lateline |date=February 8, 2010}}</ref> |
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Former whalers have reportedly confirmed that large amounts of whale meat collected during scientific research are embezzled by whalers and sold.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/08/2921092.htm?section=justin |author=Mark Willacy |title=Whalers blow whistle on meat racket |publisher=ABC News (Australia)|date=June 8, 2010}}</ref> Some of the whale meat collected during Japan's research activities is legally sold in shops and restaurants. However, large amounts of unsold whale meat are kept in storage, because it does not sell well in Japan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201005300214.html |author=Hiroaki Sugimoto |title=Interview/ Masayuki Komatsu: Commercial whaling could be sustainably resumed |publisher=The Asahi Shimbun |date=May 31, 2010}}</ref> The two activists are facing up to 18 months in prison.<ref name=GRobinson /> |
Former whalers have reportedly confirmed that large amounts of whale meat collected during scientific research are embezzled by whalers and sold.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/08/2921092.htm?section=justin |author=Mark Willacy |title=Whalers blow whistle on meat racket |publisher=ABC News (Australia)|date=June 8, 2010}}</ref> Some of the whale meat collected during Japan's research activities is legally sold in shops and restaurants. However, large amounts of unsold whale meat are kept in storage, because it does not sell well in Japan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201005300214.html |author=Hiroaki Sugimoto |title=Interview/ Masayuki Komatsu: Commercial whaling could be sustainably resumed |publisher=The Asahi Shimbun |date=May 31, 2010}}</ref> The two activists are facing up to 18 months in prison.<ref name=GRobinson /> |
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Revision as of 01:54, 15 June 2010
The "Tokyo Two" are two Greenpeace anti-whaling activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, who are on trial in Japan.
In 2008, they took a case of whale meat from a delivery depot in Aomori prefecture, Japan, and reported it to the police as evidence of a theft ring within the whaling industry. They also held a news conference, intending to expose embezzlement of whale meat collected during whale hunts which Japan claims are for scientific research. An investigation was opened, but no charges were brought against the whalers. However, Sato and Suzuki were charged with theft and trespass. They were arrested and detained for 26 days.[1][2] During their interrogation by police, which lasted for 23 days, Sato and Suzuki claimed they were tied to chairs and questioned for up to 12 hours a day without access to attorneys. Their treatment has been criticized as "arbitrary" and it "contravened elements of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights" according to a United Nations human rights group.[3]
Former whalers have reportedly confirmed that large amounts of whale meat collected during scientific research are embezzled by whalers and sold.[4] Some of the whale meat collected during Japan's research activities is legally sold in shops and restaurants. However, large amounts of unsold whale meat are kept in storage, because it does not sell well in Japan.[5] The two activists are facing up to 18 months in prison.[1]
References
- ^ a b Georgina Robinson (June 9, 2010). "Whaling protesters demand release of Tokyo Two". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Greenpeace protests Japan's prosecution of whale activists". AFP. June 8, 2010.
- ^ Mark Willacy (February 8, 2010). "'Tokyo two' set to face trial". ABC Lateline.
- ^ Mark Willacy (June 8, 2010). "Whalers blow whistle on meat racket". ABC News (Australia).
- ^ Hiroaki Sugimoto (May 31, 2010). "Interview/ Masayuki Komatsu: Commercial whaling could be sustainably resumed". The Asahi Shimbun.