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| Greenpeace protester Anthony Perrett to return to Wales | Greenpeace protester Anthony Perrett to return to Wales |
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| A Greenpeace activist who has been in Russia since a protest against Arctic oil drilling is preparing to return home to Wales. | A Greenpeace activist who has been in Russia since a protest against Arctic oil drilling is preparing to return home to Wales. |
| Anthony Perrett, 32, from Newport, was among the so-called Arctic 30 who were charged over alleged hooliganism. | |
| Greenpeace said charges were being dropped against all of them following an earlier amnesty. | |
| Mr Perrett spent Christmas in Russia but he now has his passport back and a visa allowing him to return home. | |
| The protesters were detained after action at an Arctic offshore oil rig owned by the Russian company Gazprom in September. | The protesters were detained after action at an Arctic offshore oil rig owned by the Russian company Gazprom in September. |
| They were kept in jail for two months. | |
| Mr Perrett, the first of the protesters to be released on bail in November, said getting his passport and a visa from the Russian authorities was "the final step". | Mr Perrett, the first of the protesters to be released on bail in November, said getting his passport and a visa from the Russian authorities was "the final step". |
| "I'll be leaving for home in Wales as soon as possible now, extremely proud of what I did three months ago," he said. | "I'll be leaving for home in Wales as soon as possible now, extremely proud of what I did three months ago," he said. |
| "We took peaceful action to defend a part of the world that is the heartbeat of our climate. | "We took peaceful action to defend a part of the world that is the heartbeat of our climate. |
| "The Arctic is a measure of our planet's health and I refuse to stay silent as the oil companies line up to profit from its destruction. | "The Arctic is a measure of our planet's health and I refuse to stay silent as the oil companies line up to profit from its destruction. |
| "Together we are saying to the oil companies that the Arctic is off-limits and that we must save this beautiful region for future generations." | "Together we are saying to the oil companies that the Arctic is off-limits and that we must save this beautiful region for future generations." |
| Mr Perrett was informed on Christmas Eve by the committee investigating possible charges against the activists that legal action against him was being dropped. | Mr Perrett was informed on Christmas Eve by the committee investigating possible charges against the activists that legal action against him was being dropped. |
| He spent Christmas Day with his partner Zaharah Ally, also from Newport, who had campaigned for his release. | He spent Christmas Day with his partner Zaharah Ally, also from Newport, who had campaigned for his release. |
| He previously told BBC Radio Wales: "I fully intend to carry on the campaign but probably won't be doing anything in Russia ever again - but certainly the campaign won't stop here." | He previously told BBC Radio Wales: "I fully intend to carry on the campaign but probably won't be doing anything in Russia ever again - but certainly the campaign won't stop here." |
| Greenpeace said the non-Russian members of the Arctic 30 were expected to leave the country over the coming days. | |