Paul Watson’s asylum application has been found to France. The activist and founder of the Pastor of Sea of the NGO, who was recently always under the red notice of Interpol, reveals to La Parisina that the French office for refugee protection and the establishment of Apátraste (OFPRA) rejected their application.
“I had confidence, however. I had done it (his request for a note from the asylum editor). At the beginning of the year. I returned to Ofpra for interviews six times, every time they asked me,” explains Paul Watson to Parisian.
“Since Interpol’s red warning has been eliminated, they tell me in substance that political asylum is no longer necessary,” he adds to explain the refusal of Ofpra, which “believes that if I returned to the United States would have no problem.” Paul Watson believes that he is “constantly” under a threat of extradition to Japan.
As for Canada, it has a dual American and Canadian nationality, Paul Watson believes that the country is “very hostile for him due to him due to him due to [s]We act against the search for seals. “
“His help promised me”
However, a few months ago, when he left Denmark, the whale defender says that Emmanuel Macron would have promised him and “gave his personal insurance” to obtain political asylum.
“A month before the World Summit for the Ocean, during the ceremony that was held in Paris, I had been caught by the arm and promised me his help,” said Paul Watson. “Then, during the World Conference in Nice, on a TV, in the air, said I would find a solution for me and my family.”
Paul Watson has lived in France for ten years and was appointed honorary citizen of the city of Paris in 2024, after his release.
Source: BFM TV
