Wednesday, 25 September 2013 - 02:35
Greenpeace activists off board
The Arctic Sunrise crew, among which two Dutch, was transferred to the office of Inquiry in Russia.They were transported by buses around five in the afternoon, reports a Greenpeace representative.
Diplomats went on board earlier Tuesday to speak with their compatriots. The crew is doing well. Some even managed to contact their families, according to the Greenpeace spokesperson.
Diplomats from the Netherlands, Great Britain, the United States, Canada, Argentina, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Italy visited with the crew. The crew of 30, including two Dutch, campaigned on a Gazprom oil rig in the Petsjora sea, south of Nova Zembla.
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Bicycle Bob
Wikimedia commons On Tuesday a period of 48 hours started, within which a complaint must be filed. That period expires Thursday at 13.00. Greenpeace has not yet been informed by Russia of the possible content of an indictment, according to their lawyer Jasper Teulings. Earlier there was still uncertainty about the condition of the crew of the ship. A spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister Frans Timmermans announced they hoped to get further explanation from the Russian authorities before 18:00. Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (VVD) Tuesday demanded in Parliament that the thirty passengers be freed. Because the ship sails under Dutch flag, the government had to be informed of the seizure of the Arctic Sunrise. Russia started an investigation into possible piracy by the activist, according to the Russian news agency Interfax. That research is baseless. There is very little doubt that unarmed Greenpeace activists are not pirates, states Amnesty International John Dalhuijsen. Charges of piracy are clearly unfounded in this case. They have no basis in law or in fact.
Bicycle Bob
Wikimedia commons On Tuesday a period of 48 hours started, within which a complaint must be filed. That period expires Thursday at 13.00. Greenpeace has not yet been informed by Russia of the possible content of an indictment, according to their lawyer Jasper Teulings. Earlier there was still uncertainty about the condition of the crew of the ship. A spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister Frans Timmermans announced they hoped to get further explanation from the Russian authorities before 18:00. Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (VVD) Tuesday demanded in Parliament that the thirty passengers be freed. Because the ship sails under Dutch flag, the government had to be informed of the seizure of the Arctic Sunrise. Russia started an investigation into possible piracy by the activist, according to the Russian news agency Interfax. That research is baseless. There is very little doubt that unarmed Greenpeace activists are not pirates, states Amnesty International John Dalhuijsen. Charges of piracy are clearly unfounded in this case. They have no basis in law or in fact.
