Sea Shepherd seeks criminal case against whalers

Published March 21, 2013 9:26am ET



THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Sea Shepherd wants Dutch authorities to prosecute Japanese whalers for piracy for allegedly attacking the radical conservationist group’s ships in Antarctic waters, a lawyer said Thursday.

Lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld filed a criminal complaint with Dutch environmental prosecutors accusing the crew of the Nisshin Maru whaling ship of deliberately ramming Sea Shepherd’s ships in February.

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