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November 7, 2013

Dutch Asks Maritime Tribunal to Order Russia's Release of "Arctic 30" 
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The Netherlands has asked an international tribunal to order Russia to
release the 30 people detained in a Greenpeace protest against Arctic
drilling. The 28 environmentalists and two journalists have been jailed
in Russia on charges of "hooliganism," facing up to seven years behind
bars. On Wednesday, a Dutch government legal advisor made an appeal to
the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Liesbeth Lijnzaad: "We have given our view of the case and it's now for
the judges to decide. We have full confidence in the judges, we trust
that they will give us a well-considered, well-reasoned decision in this
case, which has great amount of urgency, so that is what we are looking
forward to."

 

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