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In 2008, two Greenpeace anti-whaling activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, stole a case of whale meat from a delivery depot in Aomori prefecture, Japan.

Their intention was to expose what they considered embezzlement of the meat collected during whale hunts.

After a brief investigation of their allegations was ended, Sato and Suzuki were arrested and charged with theft and trespass.

Amnesty International said that the arrests and following raids on Greenpeace Japan office and homes of five of Greenpeace staff members were aimed at intimidating activists and non-governmental organizations.

They were convicted of theft and trespass in September 2010 by the Aomori district court.