This Tuesday, December 17, Sea Shepherd. announces the release of whale defender Paul Watson, detained in Denmark.
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“Paul is free!!” Environmental activist Paul Watson will regain his freedom, his association, Sea Shepherd, announced on Tuesday, December 17. on X.
“He will be able to resume his fight for respect for nature, which is a fight for humanity and justice”confirmed his lawyer François Zimmeray with Liberation(New window). The daily specifies that the activist will be able to return to France, where he has lived since 2023 with his wife and two of his children.
Laura Barbaro, from Sea Shepherd Marseille, contacted by France 3 Provence-Alpes, still finds it hard to believe when we talk about the release of Paul Watson. “It’s a huge relief and a big surprise, especially since no positive signal or signal in this direction reached us,” indicates the activist, specifying that the news fell in the association's WhatsApp group, “a message sent by Call”, Essemlali, president of the Sea Shepherd France association.
If the news delights activists and defenders of the animal cause, the details of Paul Watson's return are still unclear. But for Laura, “common sense has spoken, that's how we interpret it, the Danish government ended up refusing this extradition, because it was unjustifiable to take this decision“.
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