Future uncertain for Arctic protester

Written By Unknown on Jumat, 22 November 2013 | 11.51

THE future for a New Zealand man detained in Russia over a Greenpeace Arctic protest remains uncertain despite his release on bail, his partner says.

Jonathan Beauchamp, who lives in Adelaide, was among 10 activists released on Thursday.

Their freedom came after Greenpeace posted bail of two million rubles ($A66,000) each.

Beauchamp's partner, Tania Purtle, said his release came as a relief, but with charges remaining, they were experiencing "an uncertain future".

"Obviously the whole experience has been very hard for Jon and I," she said in a statement on Friday.

The Greenpeace activists were taken into custody in September after some scaled a state-owned oil platform.

Fifteen remain in custody waiting to be released on bail while one, Australian radio operator Colin Russell, has been refused bail.

After treating the 30 crew members harshly on their arrest, Russian authorities have reduced their charges from piracy to hooliganism.

Ms Purtle said she felt for Mr Russell and his family, who she had grown to know over the past two months.

"I hope that before long Jon, Colin and all the Arctic 30 are home with their loved ones where they belong," she said.

Australia's ambassador to Russia, Paul Myler, wrote on Twitter that he visited Mr Russell on Thursday and the activist was "in good spirits and confident his appeal will be successful".

Mr Myler said Russian officials had suggested to him that Mr Russell could have been denied bail simply because he was the first activist in court.


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