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Liberemos a Paul Watson de la persecución de las Mafias de la Pesca Ilegal

Liberemos a Paul Watson de la persecución de las Mafias de la Pesca Ilegal

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Poder Judicial Costarricense
CONTINUEMOS NUESTRO ESFUERZO PARA LIBERAR A PAUL WATSON, DEFENSOR DE LA VIDA MARINA, DE LA PERSECUCIÓN JUDICIAL EN COSTA RICA
¿Por qué hacerlo?
Nuestros argumentos son poderosos:
  • Los hechos sucedieron en aguas guatemaltecas, según las coordenadas que presenta la misma acusación.
  • La ley guatemalteca admite el “arresto civil” cuando se trata de impedir un acto ilegal.
  • El capitán Watson solicitó a las autoridades guatemaltecas permiso para intervenir y le fue concedido.
  • El “Ocean Warrior” no embistió a la nave. Hubo largas horas de parlamento y el choque, como se ve en el video, se produjo borda con borda debido al desplazamiento de las naves y el oleaje.
  • El Varadero 1 estaba aleteando tiburones, lo cual es una práctica cruel e ilegal.
  • El Varadero 1 es reincidente: dos años antes fue detenido por pescar ilegalmente en el archipiélago de Galápagos.

  • Lo que hace evidente a cualquier consideración imparcial, que se trata de un caso de “chantaje judicial”, donde lo que busca la supuesta “víctima” es una compensación económica. ¿Cualquiera puede verlo excepto la Fiscalía costarricense? ¡Sigamos presionando para que el caso sea desestimado!

    LET US CONTINUE OUR EFFORT TO FREE PAUL WATSON, DEFENDER OF MARINE LIFE, FROM JUDICIAL PERSECUTION IN COSTA RICA
    Why do it?
    It's simple: the Prosecution Office of Puntarenas in Costa Rica, is empowered to dismiss the case if there is not sufficient reason to continue it.
    Our arguments are powerful:
  • The incident occurred in Guatemalan waters, according to the geographic coordinates provided by the alleged "victims".
  • The Guatemalan law allows the "citizen's arrest", when it comes to preventing illegal actions.
  • Captain Watson asked the Guatemalan authorities for permission to intervene, and it was granted.
  • The "Ocean Warrior" did not attack the ship. There were long hours of parliament and the bump, as anybody can seen at the video, was side against side, due to displacement of both ships and ocean waves.
  • The Varadero 1 crew was finning sharks, which is a cruel and illegal practice.
  • The Varadero 1 is a recidivist, two years before the incident it was captured while they performed illegal fishing in the Galapagos Islands.

  • To any impartial consideration what becomes clear is, that this is an obvious case of "judicial blackmail", where the alleged "victims" just purport a financial compensation. Everybody can see it except the Costa Rican Prosecutors? Let us push together for they dismiss the accusation!
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