The warrant for the arrest of 3 U.S.-Britain people has been claimed by < Shea German shepherd > whaler group obstruction.

The warrant for the arrest of 3 U.S.-Britain people has been claimed by （ Shea German shepherd ） whaler group obstruction.

Makoto Mainichi Shimbun 11 distribution per 11 o'clock August 18

Anti-whale fishing group "Shea German shepherd" (SS) of the United States assumed to the scientific research program on minke whales fleet of Japan last February it had repeated the obstruction, and Public Safety Bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department claimed the warrant for the arrest of SS member's three men on the suspicion of the power business obstruction on the 18th. It is a policy of arranging international as for three people through International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO). The obstruction act to the scientific research program on minke whales fleet being built a case for is the first. It is thought that it has faced it up to now in the firm stance to prevent the obstruction being left loose beforehand.

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Associate request of Public Security Division of both of investigation to Australia etc. where activity base of SS exists through ICPO while listening to circumstances from crew of sea product Maru. It is thought that the execution member was specified from the crew's video analysis that takes a picture of the obstruction act and the photograph etc. of the passport.

SS advances the bottle with the medicine to a Nissin round so on in March this year, and it obstructs, and the Japan Coast Guard also is advancing the investigation of a throw etc. on the forcible obstruction of business and the suspicion of injury.

【 word 】 Shea Shepherd(SS)

Anti-whale fishing group in the United States that Canadian and Paul Watson who had seceded because of international environmentalists "Green peas" established for 77 years. It was known by the extremist behavior as the whaler of Iceland and Norway was sunk because of hurling, and two people who had cut the partition net for the whale fishing in Wakayama Prefecture Taiji-cho related to SS were arrested for 03 years by Japan. International Whaling Commission (IWC) assumes that the obstruction actions such as making the throw crew injured in the bottle with the chemical, and stepping onto the boat in March this year to the whaler of Japan were repeated, and is adopting the statement that criticizes SS.