The decision is welcomed by many personalities: Paul Watson is a free man after being imprisoned in Greenland for five months. Brigitte Bardot, the journalist Hugo Clément and Florent Pagny were delighted with this release. After a long legal battle, the founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd ended up being released by the Danish authorities. On July 21, he was arrested off the coast of Greenland aboard his boat when he wanted to intercept a Japanese whaling factory ship. An international arrest warrant had been issued for Paul Watson at the request of Japan due to activities against whaling in Antarctica which caused damage and injuries in 2010 according to the Japanese authorities. Paul Watson will now be able to reunite with his wife and children.
Paul Watson: who is Yana Rusinovich?
During his detention, Paul Watson was able to count on the support of his wife, Yana Rusinovich. The couple married in 2015 before welcoming two sons : Tiger (8 years old) and Murtagh (4 years old). Like her husband, Yana Rusinovich is a woman of conviction and a convinced environmental activist. “I couldn’t fall in love with a carnivorous girl. I have a lifestyle, food and even clothing, which is in line with my ecological principles and which must be adopted if you want to live with me”he declared, as our colleagues at South West. (…)
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