Japanese prosecutors have demanded a two-year prison sentence for Sea Shepherd activist Peter Bethune over an assault charge stemming from his boarding of a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean.
The Sea Shepherd flagship Steve Irwin is shown below.New Zealander Peter Bethune has been detained since his arrest over the boarding in February, during which Japanese prosecutors allege he injured a crewman on board the Shonan Maru 2 by throwing a bottle of rancid butter at him.
Prosecutors told Tokyo District Court that chemical burns to the face of a 24-year-old whaler were "clearly caused by rancid butter fired by the defendant".
The 45-year-old Bethune may have two years in a Japanese jail to ponder the difference between protest and assault.
Will he get the usual fish heads and rice or will they give him his preferred vegan diet?
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