20100531 Japan, Pete Bethune of Sea Shepherd trial. (16 images)

Japanese police try to move Sea Shepherd members Gary Thomason (cream shirt, white beard) and son Robert Thomason (white t-shirt), as they attempt to show support for fellow Sea Shepherd member Pete Bethune outside his trial at Tokyo District Court, in Tokyo, Japan, Monday 31st May 2010. Gary Thomason and son Robert, from Auckland, New Zealand, had unfurled a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society flag to show support for fellow Sea Shepherd member Pete Bethune who is standing trial in Tokyo...
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Japanese police try to move Sea Shepherd members Gary Thomason (cream shirt, white beard) and son Robert Thomason (white t-shirt), as they attempt to show support for fellow Sea Shepherd member Pete Bethune outside his trial at Tokyo District Court, in Tokyo, Japan, Monday 31st May 2010. Gary Thomason and son Robert, from Auckland, New Zealand, had unfurled a Sea Shepherd Conservation Society flag to show support for fellow Sea Shepherd member Pete Bethune who is standing trial in Tokyo District Court. On unfurling the flag, Japanese right wingers, led by Nishimura Shuhei of the Society for Restoration of Sovereignty, tried to shout them down and attack them. The Japanese police used force to move the two New Zealand Sea Shepherd supporters as the confrontation escalated in tension. Tokyo, Japan Monday 31st May 2010.
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