Japanese police have arrested two Greenpeace activists for exposing a whale meat scandal involving the government-sponsored whaling programme. The two activists, Junichi Sato, 31, and Toru Suzuki, 41, are being investigated for allegedly stealing a box of whale meat which they presented as evidence.
日本警方拘捕了两名揭发鲸肉走私丑闻的绿色和平工作人员,理由竟然是他们涉嫌盗取一盒用作指控日本走私鲸肉的证据。绿色和平要求日本当局尽快释放我们的工作人员。
在刚结束的捕鲸季节,日本捕获的鲸鱼肉都被走私转售谋利。鲸肉盒上还被标上"纸板",企图瞒天过海。绿色和平以走私的鲸肉作为证据,向东京地方检察厅举报,后者已得出结论:日本捕鲸船上的确对鲸肉有不正当的情况存在。但就在调查期间,我们的工作人员竟然被捕了。