Tokyo Escorts: Japan accused of offering bribes in whale wars
According to the story published in today’s The results of the investigation come as Japan is working to end ” the 24-year moratorium on commercial whaling,” according to the Times. The story said the fate of thousands of whales, including endangered species, will be decided later this month at an International Whaling Commission in Morocco. Japan denies buying the votes of IWC members. However, accordin gto the story, The Sunday Times filmed officials from pro-whaling governments admitting: – They voted with the whalers because of the large amounts of aid from Japan; They receive cash payments in envelopes at IWC meetings from Japanese officials who also pay their travel and hotel bills; amd call girls were offered when fisheries ministers and civil servants visited Japan for meetings.During the investigation reporters posed as representatives of a billionaire conservationist and approached officials from pro-whaling countries, offering them an aid package to change their vote.”The governments of St Kitts and Nevis, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Grenada, Republic of Guinea an …
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