An interview with Peter Bethune, shortly before his trial for boarding the Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru 2.
‘Our interview takes place on the 10th floor. Bethune is brought into an interview room and we are separated by a glass wall, speaking through a grille. A burly guard sits directly behind Bethune, and a woman sits at a lectern next to him transcribing everything he says. We have exactly 12 minutes.
‘‘The media portrayed me as a terrorist, so . . . I had a hood over me, like I’m a psychopathic killer,’’ Bethune says. ‘‘It was the most bizarre experience. The ironic thing is that I went to a lot of trouble to get caught, and they’re worried I’m going to try and escape.’’’
Peter Bethune
Sunday Star-Times, 23 May, 2010
An interview with Peter Bethune, shortly before his trial for boarding the Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru 2.
‘Our interview takes place on the 10th floor. Bethune is brought into an interview room and we are separated by a glass wall, speaking through a grille. A burly guard sits directly behind Bethune, and a woman sits at a lectern next to him transcribing everything he says. We have exactly 12 minutes.
‘‘The media portrayed me as a terrorist, so . . . I had a hood over me, like I’m a psychopathic killer,’’ Bethune says. ‘‘It was the most bizarre experience. The ironic thing is that I went to a lot of trouble to get caught, and they’re worried I’m going to try and escape.’’’