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Sea Shepherd's Erwin Vermeulen, let the truth be told

1,850 views · Published 1 February 2012 · 9:17 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Tony Marano · 2012 · News & Politics

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This video is about a sub-cult group of the cult group Sea Shepherd is called Cove Guardians.  Their exhibit purpose stated by their behavior is to harass and intimidate the citizens of Taiji, Japan.  This peaceful Japanese village has caught their ire because in Taiji they harvest and transport dolphins.

Taiji is in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama, Higashimuro District.  The governor of this prefecture Yoshinobu Nisaka increased the number of police in Taiji to minimize if not halt the harassment and intimidation wrecked upon the village by the Cove Guardian cultists.  

In December of 2011 a Dutch citizen (the Netherlands) part of the Cove Guardians named Erwin Vermeulen was arrested by the police for an assault upon a Taiji fisherman according the Sea Shepherd.  According to Sea Shepherd the assault charge is totally false.  Sea Shepherd claims the police raided the hotel they were investing and confiscated their cameras and computers.  Then a day or two later returned everything, less the SD cards.  Meaning Sea Shepherd would be unable to provide video showing Mr. Vermeulen did not assault the fisherman.  It is questionable is such a video ever existed.
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Early in January, 2012 Mr. Vermeulen appeared in court.  Per news reports based solely on Sea Shepherd's news releases the truth was sacrificed.  They reported Mr. Vermeulen appeared with long hair, unshaven, and thinner.  Claiming he could not get a fair trial in Japan because convection rates are 99%.  Basically indicating misconduct on the part of prosecutors in Japan.  Also claimed he was not allowed visitors or mail.  This video and written below exposes the truth.

SD cards confiscated:  Those SD cards are evidence in a police investigation of a crime.  A procedure performed by police the world over gathering evidence in a criminal investigation.

Erwin Vermeulen in jail:  Bail was attempted to be paid to have Mr. Vermeulen released.  It was Mr. Vermeulen who refused to be bailed out.  He wants to be another Gandhi in protesting the dolphin activity.  

Mr. Vermeulen appeared thinner:  If he is imitating Gandhi then it is Mr. Vermeulen who made himself thinner by either fasting or on a hunger strike of some type.

Mr. Vermeulen's hair is long?  Huh?  When he was arrested he had long hair.  The average hair grows around ½ inch a month.  Meaning his already long hair only added around ½ an inch.  

No visitors or mail:  If he is not allowed visitors then how does Sea Shepherd know his mail is being withheld?  Truth is his mail IS NOT being withheld.  

Mr. Vermeulen charged with assault was also with trespassing.
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Sea Shepherd article critical of Japan's 99% prosecution rate:
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2012/01/27/trial-begins-for-dutch-cove-guardian-erwin-vermeulen-in-taiji-japan-1324

Article sympathetic to Mr. Vermeulen: 
http://digitaljournal.com/print/article/318631

Bias article with photograph of Mr. Vermeulen with "long hair" and reference to his looks in court:
http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1-/10798-japanese-kangaroo-cove-guardian-erwin-vermeulens-trial-begins-in-taiji-japan.html

Link to article about federal prosecutors in the USA with a 90% convection rate.  Does that mean the USA legal system experiences the same prosecutorial misconduct as Japan? 
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20120129-not-guilty-remains-a-rarity-in-federal-and-state-courts.ece

Link to an email sent from an American living in Japan having to deal with the negative image Sea Shepherd is causing in Taiji:
http://propaganda-buster.blogspot.com/2012/02/sea-shepherd-ruining-image-of-those.html

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