Anti whaling protestor Bethune to hear fate today

Anti whaling protestor Pete Bethune is likely to hear his fate from Japanese authorities today.

Mr Bethune has been in custody since climbing aboard the Shonan Maru 2 to make a citizen's arrest of its captain in the Southern Ocean last month. He faces a trespassing charge.

Mr Bethune's lawyer Daniel Harris expects to find out today whether Japanese authorities will push forward with the charges, or drop them completely.

- NEWSTALK ZB