Interpol issues arrest warrant for international eco-warrior

Interpol has issued an international notice for the arrest of fugitive eco-warrior Paul Watson, famed for his high-seas clashes with Japanese whalers, after he skipped bail in Germany.

Watson's Sea Shepherd organization denounced the move as part of a "politically motivated" campaign led by Japan to put an end to his efforts against whaling.

Watson, a 61-year-old Canadian, was arrested in May in Frankfurt on a warrant from Costa Rica, where he is wanted on charges stemming from a high-seas confrontation over shark finning in 2002.