Usually controversial for his controversial speeches, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, French singer Francis Lalanne is today positioning himself as an ecological activist. He would have planned to go to Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, to try to obtain the release of Paul Watson. “I try to mobilize as many people as possible in the artistic world. I’m starting to be joined by many artists who support me and who I hope will join me in singing for the release of Paul Watson. Or to help Sea Shepherd carry out its campaigns if Paul Watson is released“, he explains in two videos published on the social network X on September 30. “It is time for the artistic and intellectual world to rediscover a sense of courage and commitment. I have always been a committed artist, I have known many around me who were too. And there, I meet less and less.“The Interpreter of” We will meet again” therefore planned to support the activist by singing “in Greenlandic” with “other friends”. In his speech, Francis Lalanne also did not hesitate to directly challenge the French President: “Only one person can deliver it, and that is Emmanuel Macron. Mr. President, grant him political refugee status“, he pleaded.
The decision on a possible extradition of Paul Watson to Japan is expected this Wednesday, October 2.
Paul Watson, the famous whale defender, has been arrested
