One of the men responsible for bombing the Rainbow Warrior is currently being honoured at a prestigious London museum.
Greenpeace is calling on London's Natural History Museum to withdraw a photograph it is exhibiting that was taken by Alain Marfart-Rendodier, who helped blow up the Rainbow Warrior in 1985.
Mr Marfart-Rendodier's photograph has been nominated for one of the museum's prestigious environmental photography awards, despite his role in killing environmental photographer, Fernando Pereira. Mr Pereira was a freelance Dutch photographer who drowned when French secret agents bombed Greenpeace's ship Rainbow Warrior.
London's Natural History Museum is one of the United Kingdom's grandest museums and to be exhibited there is considered a great privilege.
Greenpeace NZ Director Russel Norman says the museum should withdraw the photo from the exhibition.
"Fernando was a real environmental photographer, but he'll never get the opportunity to put his photos into this competition because Mafart killed him."
It's not the first time Greenpeace has come up against Mr Marfart-Rendodier's photography. Greenpeace US was forced to destroy copies of its 2015 calendar after accidentally featuring one of Mr Marfart-Rendodier's photographs.
"I think it's completely different," Dr Norman says, "because that was an accident."
No one from the Museum would speak to Newshub, but a statement said, "The selection of Alain Marfart-Renodier's image recognises its visual merits and it will not be disqualified."
The photo, 'A Mother's Hand', is one of 25 images shortlisted for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice award.
Mr Marfart-Rendodier and fellow agent Dominique Prieur were the only people arrested for the 1985 bombing. They returned to France within three years of their 10-year sentences to be promoted and honoured by their government.
Mr Marfart-Rendodier would not comment. His photography agency told Newshub that he now refuses to have any contact with journalists or any media.
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