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Netherlands seeks release of Greenpeace activists in Russia
CBC ^ | Oct 04, 2013 | CBC

Posted on 10/06/2013 5:52:31 AM PDT by klpt

The foreign minister of the Netherlands said Friday he is seeking to obtain via diplomatic channels the release of Greenpeace activists who were charged with piracy by Russia after the environmental group protested at an oil platform in the Arctic Sea.

Two Canadians — Alexandre Paul of Montreal and Paul Ruzycki of Port Colborne, Ont. — are among those facing the piracy charge, which can result in a 15-year prison sentence upon conviction.

Frans Timmermans, the Dutch foreign minister, also said Friday he will file suit to recover the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, which was seized by the Russian government after the protest. "I feel responsible for the ship and its crew because it's a ship that sails under the Dutch flag," he told reporters in The Hague, Netherlands.

Timmermans said he would file an arbitration suit at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, based in Hamburg, Germany, because it wasn't clear to him whether the ship's seizure was legal. Greenpeace International, which is based in Amsterdam, denies any wrongdoing and describes the charges as absurd.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; Russia
KEYWORDS: greenpeace; russia

1 posted on 10/06/2013 5:52:31 AM PDT by klpt
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To: klpt

It’s unsettling that I find myself cheering for the Russians again and again lately.


2 posted on 10/06/2013 5:57:09 AM PDT by jdsteel (Give me freedom, not more government.)
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To: klpt

if the ship is scuttled as a pirate vessel it can not be returned.

The cost of the scuttling operation can then be billed to the vessel flag nation that promotes piracy


3 posted on 10/06/2013 5:59:14 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
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To: jdsteel; klpt
It’s unsettling that I find myself cheering for the Russians again and again lately.

Why? You're cheering for rule of law over privilege of connections to bully DemoRat Socialists.

The Greenpeace criminals should do their time, they did the crime, whether or not it is in a Russian prison.

4 posted on 10/06/2013 6:04:37 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: klpt

Good heavens, they’re Canadians! The law and order bunch.


5 posted on 10/06/2013 6:05:02 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: bert
The cost of the scuttling operation can then be billed to the vessel flag nation that promotes piracy.

Correct, pirate ports are subject to sanction.

6 posted on 10/06/2013 6:06:33 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Navy Patriot

The Russians are doing everyone a favor. The greenspeace “activists” are insufferable LIB criminals.


7 posted on 10/06/2013 6:12:23 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: jdsteel

With all the insanity going on these days, it is so refreshing to hear good news such as this. How much you wanna bet Greenpeace won’t be messing around in Russian waters for awhile?

Way to set (yet another) example, Russians!


8 posted on 10/06/2013 6:17:42 AM PDT by jimjohn
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To: klpt

send them to siberia


9 posted on 10/06/2013 6:25:59 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: hal ogen
The Greenpeace “activists” are insufferable LIB criminals.

Yep they are, and they are also the new face of the Communist criminal. Environmentalists/animal rights "activists" are actually Communists seeking to seize or control private property over fraudulent "environmental" concerns with fabricated occurrences and fabricated "evidence".

Watermelons, green outside, red inside.

10 posted on 10/06/2013 6:28:07 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: klpt
Could places like Kolyma, Vorkuta, Magadan or Yamalia still be open for business? That's where they should put the Greenpeace activists.
11 posted on 10/06/2013 6:34:03 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: klpt

Bomb the Netherlands!


12 posted on 10/06/2013 6:35:19 AM PDT by dalereed
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To: Sacajaweau

Yep, all dem enviromentablists should be allowed to enjoy the pristine nature of Siberia and live in harmony with polar bears and foxes.
Putin molodets!


13 posted on 10/06/2013 6:36:47 AM PDT by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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To: klpt
Humm...Greenpeace activist scaling a Russian oil platform is NOT a peaceful protest...

I hope Russia scuddles the ship and keep these wackos in jail for a while...

14 posted on 10/06/2013 6:38:28 AM PDT by Popman (Liberal wars are about killing people for humanitarian reasons...)
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"Two Canadians — Alexandre Paul of Montreal and Paul Ruzycki of Port Colborne, Ont. — are among those facing the piracy charge, which can result in a 15-year prison sentence upon conviction."

Huh? You mean the Russkies don't give the death penalty for piracy?!?

15 posted on 10/06/2013 6:44:43 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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Huh? You mean the Russkies don't give the death penalty for piracy?!?

That does seem odd. Maybe we should check with Whoopie Goldberg -- she'd probably say it wasn't "piracy-piracy", it was just some kids having fun. /s

16 posted on 10/06/2013 7:02:35 AM PDT by ken in texas
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To: klpt

Russia needs to tell the Netherlands to butt out.


17 posted on 10/06/2013 7:05:18 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: rawhide

There were Dutch pirates in the old days,too. (and English pirates and American pirates and Moorish pirates....)
Hanging from the yardarm lowers the recidivism rate.


18 posted on 10/06/2013 8:58:06 AM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: Sacajaweau

Send them to The Lubyanka.


19 posted on 10/06/2013 8:59:04 AM PDT by dfwgator
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