'Tokyo Two' prepare for trial over smuggled whale meat

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Updated February 8, 2010 20:46:32

Two Japanese activists from the environmental group Greenpeace will soon be brought to the dock accused of trespass and of stealing whale meat.

The charges carry penalties of up to 10 years in jail. The two activists - dubbed the 'Tokyo Two' - say the whale meat was smuggled off a Japanese research ship with the full knowledge of government officials, and that it was headed for the black market.

Presenter: Mark Willacy, North Asia correspondent
Speakers: Junichi Sato, Greenpeace activist; anonymous former whaling crew member; Yuichi Kaido, defence lawyer

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