Dutch activist acquitted

Dutch activist acquitted

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Erwin Vermeulen (L) talks to reporters in Wakayama, western Japan on Feb. 22, 2012, after the Dutch activist connected with the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was acquitted at a Japanese court of assault charges against a man involved in moving dolphins in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, in December 2011.

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