Pete Buthane

Pete Bethune, the anti-whaling activist convicted of assault in Japan and facing up to 15 years in jail has instead been released with a two year suspended sentence and can now return home to New Zealand.

Read more about this great news at the following links:
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-100706-2.html

http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/arrested-sea-shepherd-ca...

For earlier coverage of his trial on Indymedia visit