France refuses to grant asylum to anti-whaling activist Paul Watson

According to a French asylum agency document seen on Tuesday, NGO Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson has been refused political asylum in France. The dual US/Canadian citizen has an outstanding arrest warrant from Japan relating to damage caused to a Japanese whaling ship in 2010.

France refuses to grant asylum to anti-whaling activist Paul Watson
According to a French asylum agency document seen on Tuesday, NGO Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson has been refused political asylum in France. The dual US/Canadian citizen has an outstanding arrest warrant from Japan relating to damage caused to a Japanese whaling ship in 2010.

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