Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Tokyo-Two-Press-Conference-in-Aomori-27MZIFI6EJ_N.htmlConceptually similarTokyo Two Press Conference in AomoriGP022ZNCompleted★★★★Tokyo Two Press Conference in AomoriGP022ZOCompleted★★★★Tokyo Two Press Conference in AomoriGP022ZMCompleted★★★★Tokyo Two Go to Court in AomoriGP022ZJCompleted★★★★Tokyo Two Go to Court in AomoriGP022ZKCompleted★★★★Tokyo Two before Trial in AomoriGP022B4Completed★★★★Tokyo 2 Conviction Upheld by Sendai CourtGP02GAVCompleted★★★★Tokyo 2 Conviction Upheld by Sendai CourtGP02GAXCompleted★★★★Tokyo Two Press Conference in AomoriGP022BMCompleted★★★★View AllGP022ZLTokyo Two Press Conference in AomoriGreenpeace activists Toru Suzuki (far right of table) and Junichi Sato (centre of table), in the company of their defence counsel, hold a press conference at the end of the 'summing up' day in court, in Aomori.Toru Suzuki and Junichi Sato, known as the "Tokyo Two", began trial in Aomori in February 2010 following their exposure of an embezzlement scandal inside the taxpayer-funded whaling industry. Today the Aomori District Court Prosecutor demanded they each serve a prison term of one year and six months for theft and trespass.Locations:Aomori-Asia-JapanDate:8 Jun, 2010Credit:© Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3888px X 2592pxKeywords:Asian ethnicities-Court cases-Day-Greenpeace activists-Indoors-Japanese Government-Journalism-Journalists-KWCI (GPI)-Law-Lawyers-Media-Medium group of people-Men-Microphones-Oceans (campaign title)-Press conferences-Tokyo Two (campaign title)-WhalingShoot:Tokyo Two Closing Arguments in AomoriGreenpeace activists Toru Suzuki and Junichi Sato, the "Tokyo Two", began trial in Aomori in February 2010 following their exposure of an embezzlement scandal inside the taxpayer-funded whaling industry. Despite conducting a public interest investigation into corruption in the Japanese whaling industry, which was singled out by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the longest jail term for any Greenpeace activist in the organisation’s 40 year history was demanded in court in Japan today. Corroborating testimonies from whaling industry whistleblowers backing the allegations and contradictory testimony from prosecution witnesses have failed to prevent the severely disproportionate sentence being requested. The UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention stated that the 26-day detention of Junichi and Toru breached their human rights. Despite this the Court Prosecutor demanded they each serve a prison term of 1 year and 6 months for theft and trespass.Related Collections:Tokyo Two Stand Trial (Photo & Videos)
