Japan said it was disappointed after Denmark rejected its extradition request for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson. Mr Watson, 74, founder of the Sea Shepherd group, was released from jail in Greenland on Tuesday. He had been detained since July on a 2010 Japanese Interpol warrant.

Denmark released anti-whaling activist Paul Watson from detention on Tuesday and said it had rejected a Japanese request to extradite him over criminal charges dating back more than a decade.

Mr. Watson was facing extradition to Japan but was released after Denmark decided to reject the extradition request, his lawyer said.