Now, he is charged with four misdemeanors for possession or sale of frozen and processed shark fins, raw shark tail, dried shark fin and dried shark fin for display. If you knew the law why the shark fins . The maximum penalty is a thousand dollars and 6 months in jail. Not enough for some activists. We think this is grocery under done. The coordinator for sea shepherd is worried it could be simply a cost of doing business. Saying thousands of sharks to have died for the shark fins. I understand concerns San Francisco District Attorney defends the charging decision. Have you to look at the legislative intent. Its clear. Makes it a misdemeanor offense. There is no way to elevate the punitive end of it to a felony. Its working. Its working like we intended it to assembly man paul fong points out in addition to possible criminal penalties he lost supply of shark fins worth a Million Dollars or more on the black market. Im satisfied with that because the intention of the shark fin ban is t
Fins. Good evening and thanks for joining us. He appeared in court today a courtroom the case is the first major prosecution under california new shark fin ban. Some activists are not happy. Dan noyes is here with an investigation only on 7. Weve seen 42yearold michael kwan before. He was opposed to the ban, now, hes the first arrest. Activists complained for the amount of shark fins he is getting off easy. Michael kwangs family has been in the business since 1906 selling shark fins to restaurants for shark fin soup. This morning he didnt want to discuss the case against him. What is the source of the shark fins . He has pleaded not guilty lawyers tell me theyll challenge the constitutionality of the ban. Officials say they found 2000 pounds of shark fins in his San Francisco warehouse in january, a full six months after the ban took affect. Its the law he knows very well. Im a fourth generation to be involved in shark fin business. Hes one of the mostvocal opponents appearing in heari
As we come on the air, there are strange stories coming out of russia about that passenger plane blown out of the sky, stories that seem to show the russian government is squirming as new evidence points directly their way. All of this happening tonight as the remains of those on board that plane are finally beginning the long journey home. So thats where we start with abcs chief Foreign Correspondent terry moran at the crash site in ukraine and the latest from investigators right now. Reporter finally after four days of rebel obstruction and outrages at the scene, the professionals showed up today. A threeman Forensics Team from the netherlands, joined by international monitors still surrounded by armed and masked rebels but bringing a bit of order to the chaos here. The air crash investigators have just arrived at one of the major impact sites scattered through these fields. Theyre taking pictures, walking around, just getting a sense of what they can learn here. Ahead, a daunting ta