New Scientist on the Tokyo Two
The New Scientist also ran a story last Friday about the Tokyo Two. Headline and first paragraphs:
Whalers found innocent, Greenpeace activists are charged with theftIn May we ran a story entitled "The beginning of the end for Japanese whaling?". We spoke too soon.
At the time, a public prosecutor in Japan had announced he was investigating claims that workers on whaling ships were embezzling whale meat and selling it to restaurant owners. The investigation was prompted by an undercover investigation carried out by Greenpeace, which said the activities were a misuse of public funds as the meat was a by-product of publicly funded research.
On 20 June, two Greenpeace activists involved in the undercover investigation were arrested and held without charge. Today, they were charged with theft and trespass.
The story goes on to ask a very good question: "Why?"
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