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By Logert, March 8, 2010 6:18 pm

TOKYO — Japan plans to arrest a New Zealand activist being held on a whaling ship which he secretly boarded planning to make a citizen’s arrest of its captain, a report said Sunday.

Peter Bethune, a member of the militant Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, has been in Japanese custody since he climbed aboard the vessel in Antarctic waters in mid-February to make a citizen’s arrest over the sinking of a high-tech protest boat.

The Japan Coast Guard plans to arrest the New Zealander upon the ship’s return to Tokyo around Friday, the Asahi Shimbun said, quoting anonymous investigation sources.

If convicted, Bethune could face imprisonment of up to three years or a maximum fine of 100,000 yen (1,100 dollars). – Full Story

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