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IWC Chairman resigns and Japan is accussed of bribary

His pulling out happens at the same time Britain's Sunday Times' investigation has exposed Japan for bribing small nations, including the Marshall Islands and Kiribati, with cash and prostitutes to gain their support for the mass slaughter of whales. Japan has denied the allegations and its foreign ministry issued a statement saying: "The government of Japan does not cover any cost of any other IWC member countries related to the IWC".

Earlier this year Mr Maquieira laid out a compromise deal under which Japan would agree to reduce the number of whales it takes in Antarctic waters in return for limited commercial whaling.



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今密謀推翻商業捕鯨禁令
日本包食住收買捕鯨會主席

國際捕鯨委員會（ IWC）年會，今日將在摩洛哥揭幕。日本密謀推翻執行了 24年商業捕鯨禁令，無所不用其極，繼被揭用援助、金錢和妓女收買小國官員，連 IWC年會主席也被揭收了日本的免費機票和豪華酒店住宿招待。

來自加勒比海島國安提瓜（ Antigua）的安東尼．利物浦（ Anthony Liverpool），原是 IWC副主席，年會舉行期間將主持會議。英國《星期日泰晤士報》昨日披露，他已接受日本代他支付機票錢，也會由日本代支五日會議期間入住一家有私人沙灘的豪華酒店 4,000鎊（ 46,158港元）開支。除了利物浦，日本又至少支付了另外五國代表團的住宿開支。


秘密付款予支持捕鯨國家


來自加勒比海島國安提瓜（ Antigua）的安東尼．利物浦（ Anthony Liverpool），原是 IWC副主席，年會舉行期間將主持會議。英國《星期日泰晤士報》昨日披露，他已接受日本代他支付機票錢，也會由日本代支五日會議期間入住一家有私人沙灘的豪華酒店 4,000鎊（ 46,158港元）開支。除了利物浦，日本又至少支付了另外五國代表團的住宿開支

利物浦上周五表示，他不知是誰為他支付旅費，只知自己有「透過中介機構得到支援」，但報道指調查發現他的酒店賬單，是由兩家叫「日本旅遊」和「侯斯頓旅遊」的公司支付，後者據說與日本中間人若狹秀明（音譯）有聯繫，若狹專負責秘密付款給支持捕鯨的加勒比海國家。
《星期日泰晤士報》的卧底記者，上周已揭發日本透過援助、為官員全包旅費、提供現金「零用錢」和應召按摩女郎，至少收買了六個小國。日本其後聲稱，受援國家同是 IWC投票成員國只是巧合，但卻解釋不了那些用公文袋裝好的現金和按摩女。
報道也指出， IWC的協定列明委員會代表出席會議的開支，「必須由本國政府支付和決定開支水平」，利物浦和多國代表由日本代付旅費，有違規之嫌，更加深 IWC已被日本「買起」的關注。英國負責漁業的政務次官貝尼昂（ Richard Benyon），指「這些指控非常嚴重」，他將在會上提出質詢。

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Japan accused of whaling bribery
A British newspaper has alleged that Japan bribed small nations with cash and prostitutes to gain support to overturn an international ban on commercial whaling.

The Sunday Times said it had evidence suggesting that six countries including Grenada and Ivory Coast were willing to sell their votes at the International Whaling Commission (IWC), in return for favours.

Japan has denied the claims, with its foreign ministry issuing a statement saying: "The government of Japan does not cover any cost of any other IWC member countries related to the IWC".

The other countries named by the paper are St Kitts and Nevis, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati and Guinea.

The newspaper said officials from these countries admitted they voted with the pro-whaling grouping because of the aid they received from Japan, or because they were given cash or call-girls.

Sting operation


The sting was conducted ahead of a meeting of the IWC in Morocco this month at which Japan is expected to push its case for allowing more whaling.

Undercover reporters posing as representatives of a Swiss billionaire conservationist approached officials from pro-whaling countries and offered them an aid package to switch their vote.

During their negotiations, the officials revealed the reasons for supporting Japan.

The IWC proposal would allow Japan, Norway and Iceland to hunt a set quota of whales despite the 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling.

Japan gets around the ban on commercial whaling by arguing that it harpoons hundreds of whales each year for scientific research.

Meanwhile the south Pacific island nation of Palau has ended its support for Japan's scientific whaling programme, switching instead to a proposed annual whale catch quota.

The proposal will be voted on at the Morocco meet.

The quota system, which could halve the 1,000-plus whales Japan would harvest annually over the next five years, will only be implemented by unanimous approval of the IWC's 88 members, including Japan.

Palau relies heavily on Japan for aid, its biggest benefactor after the United States.

The IWC is separately trying to resolve long-running disputes over the hunting of whales by several countries despite a 25-year-old moratorium on hunts.

Revealed: Japan’s bribes on whaling

Distribution of IWC Vote in 2007

A SUNDAY TIMES investigation has exposed Japan for bribing small nations with cash and prostitutes to gain their support for the mass slaughter of whales.

The undercover investigation found officials from six countries were willing to consider selling their votes on the International Whaling Commission (IWC).

The revelations come as Japan seeks to break the 24-year moratorium on commercial whaling. An IWC meeting that will decide the fate of thousands of whales, including endangered species, begins this month in Morocco.

Japan denies buying the votes of IWC members. However, The Sunday Times filmed officials from pro-whaling governments admitting:

- They voted with the whalers because of the large amounts of aid from Japan. One said he was not sure if his country had any whales in its territorial waters. Others are landlocked.

— They receive cash payments in envelopes at IWC meetings from Japanese officials who pay their travel and hotel bills.

- One disclosed that call girls were offered when fisheries ministers and civil servants visited Japan for meetings.

Barry Gardiner, an MP and former Labour biodiversity minister, said the investigation revealed “disgraceful, shady practice”, which is “effectively buying votes”.

The reporters, posing as representatives of a billionaire conservationist, approached officials from pro-whaling countries and offered them an aid package to change their vote.

The governments of St Kitts and Nevis, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Grenada, Republic of Guinea and Ivory Coast all entered negotiations to sell their votes in return for aid.

The top fisheries official for Guinea said Japan usually gave his minister a “minimum” of $1,000 a day spending money in cash during IWC and other fisheries meetings.

He said three Japanese organisations were used to channel the payments to his country: the fisheries agency, the aid agency and the Overseas Fisheries Co-operation Foundation.

Japan has recruited some of the world’s smallest countries on to the IWC to bolster its support. A senior fisheries official for the Marshall Islands said: “We support Japan because of what they give us.”

A Kiribati fisheries official said his country’s vote was determined by the “benefit” it received in aid. He, too, said Japan gave delegates expenses and spending money.

The IWC commissioner for Tanzania said “good girls” were made available at the hotels for ministers and senior fisheries civil servants during all-expenses paid trips to Japan.
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Distribution of IWC Vote in 2009