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Activists arrested for exposing the truth

Japanese police arrest two Greenpeace activists for exposing a whale 
meat scandal.

Japanese police arrest two Greenpeace activists for exposing a whale meat scandal.

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On 20 June 2008, Japanese police arrested two Greenpeace activists for exposing a whale meat scandal involving the government-sponsored whaling program. This video montage details events leading up to the arrests.