Whale Wars star freed from custody and will not face extradition to Japan Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson - who found fame on the television show Whale Wars - has been freed from custody in Greenland and will not face extradition to Japan.
Mr Watson's new group, the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, said he would have faced a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison in Japan if he had been extradited from Greenland - an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark.
However, it said it had not received adequate guarantees from Japanese authorities that the time Mr Watson had already served in custody would be counted against any sentence he would receive in Japan.
Mr Watson said in a video posted on his foundation's social media page following his release: "After five months it's good to be out and... good to see that they are not going to send me to Japan, and so have a go-home for Christmas.
While Denmark does not have an extradition treaty with Japan, the Danish Justice Ministry said in a statement conditions for his extradition had been met.
