Fran\u00e7ois Zimeray is one of the lawyers for Paul Watson :<\/p>\n
“Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd organization, was arrested in Greenland on July 21. Japan is currently seeking his extradition based on a 2012 Interpol arrest warrant. Meanwhile, Watson’s attorney, Fran\u00e7ois Zimeray, held an online interview with The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward to discuss the case.
\nIn the interview, Zimeray, a French lawyer who also represented former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, argued, “We cannot expect a fair trial in Japan.” He indicated he intends to continue fighting in the Greenland courts to prevent Watson’s extradition to Japan. […]
\nZimeray himself is a somewhat political figure. He is a former French ambassador to Denmark and lawer for ex-Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn. During our interview, he argued, “Japan’s relentless pursuit of Watson far exceeds the severity of the charges.” (The Interpol warrant is based on charges of assault and obstruction for interfering with scientific whaling and causing property damage and personal injury.) “This is nothing more than political retaliation for challenging whaling,” Watson’s lawyer claimed […]”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-article"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n