Greenpeace admits to a protest against oil drilling but what's this about piracy?
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Russia suspects buccaneering on the highest of the high seas and has charged Greenpeace activists with piracy
Russian Coast Guards seize the Greenpeace 'the
Arctic Sunrise' and detain the crew following a
protest by Greenpeace activists at a Russian oil
platform in the Pechora Sea, off the coast of
Russia. (AP/Greenpeace)
Greenpeace calls it a peaceful protest in the Arctic, but the Russians still pulled guns on them. Last month, two Greenpeace activists climbed on an oil rig belonging to the state-controlled energy company, Gazprom. Gazprom employees used water cannons to defend their rig, and Russian authorities eventually arrested all 30 members of the Greenpeace delegation.
The activists are charged with piracy. The Greenpeace group is now in custody and is expected to be detained until next month.
• Greenpeace piracy case sees Canadians Alexandre Paul, Paul Ruzycki charged -- The Associated Press
Two Canadians are in the group. Alexandre Paul of Montreal, and Paul Ruzycki of Port Colborne, Ontario. Mr. Ruzycki is the chief mate of the ship, Arctic Sunrise. The Canadians say they did not participate in climbing the oil rig, but still face as much as 15 years behind bars if convicted.
- Patti Stirling is Paul Ruzycki's sister, and she joined us Port Colborne, Ontario.
- Christy Ferguson spent time aboard the Arctic Sunrise in August. She's the Arctic Campaign Coordinator for Greenpeace Canada. Christy Ferguson was in our Toronto studio.
- Rob Huebert is particularly interested in this story. He is a political science professor at the University of Calgary. He specializes in, among other things, circumpolar relations and naval studies. We reached him at his home in Calgary.
We requested interviews with Russia's Ambassador to Canada and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Russia but we received no response.
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This segment was produced by The Current's Pacinthe Mattar and Marc Apollonio.
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