According to the ruling, O’Barry had listed “sightseeing” as the reason for his visit to Japan, but immigration authorities would not let him enter. When O’Barry did not leave Japan on a flight specified by the authorities, they called for his deportation.Tokyo court rules against 2016 deportation order for 'Cove' dolphin activist Ric O'Barry
The government side argued that O’Barry lied to immigration authorities about the purpose of his visit to Japan in 2015, and attended an anti-dolphin-hunting event in Tokyo.
“O’Barry was a central figure of the anti-dolphin-hunting movement and posed a potential risk to disturb the public order,” the government said.
But the court rejected that argument.
“O’Barry explained his destinations and other details to the authorities,” the ruling said. “The fact that his activities were not exactly what he explained when he previously came to Japan cannot be the basis for the government to question the purpose of the visit this time.”
The government had argued that when Richard “Ric” O’Barry, 79, who featured in the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove,” had entered the country previously he did not act upon his declaration and created a nuisance in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, known for the dolphin hunt documented in the film.
O’Barry told immigration officials that he was going to watch a dolphin hunt when he tried to enter Japan in 2016.
He had booked a hotel in Taiji and a return flight, and “it is not peculiar that he did not have any concrete schedule other than watching a dolphin hunt,” presiding Judge Hideaki Mori said.
Mori also said it was not true that he had obstructed any dolphin hunt and “it is hard to suspect him of having tried to trouble fishermen.”
According to the ruling, O’Barry sought to enter Japan on Jan. 18, 2016, at Narita International Airport for sightseeing but was denied entry.
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