Busan Gijang County Governor to Launch Solo Protest Against Japan Fukushima Contaminated Water Discharge

O Gyuseok County Governor's Protest in Front of Japanese Consulate on the 14th, Statement Delivered

Busan Gijang County Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Oh Gyu-seok, mayor of Busan's Gijang County, will stage a solo protest against the decision to discharge contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.

On the 13th, Mayor Oh announced that he will hold a one-person protest at 12 noon on the 14th in front of the Japanese Consulate in Dong-gu, Busan, demanding the Japanese government withdraw its discharge decision.

Gijang County strongly demanded the withdrawal of the discharge decision following the Japanese government's official announcement to release radioactive contaminated water generated from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident into the sea.

According to local Japanese media, the Japanese government decided at a ministerial meeting to dilute the contaminated water to below standard levels and release it into the sea or atmosphere, viewing the ocean discharge as practically feasible based on a report confirming its definite implementability.

Regarding this, Oh Gyu-seok, mayor of Gijang County, stated, “The Japanese government is once again attempting to discharge nuclear contaminated water, risking the lives of our people and Gijang residents, citing its own practical circumstances,” and strongly urged the withdrawal of ocean discharge that threatens the marine environment and global safety.

Following the solo protest on the 14th, Mayor Oh plans to deliver a ‘statement’ on the same day to the Japanese Embassy and Consulate, the Blue House, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, and the National Assembly.

In the statement, Mayor Oh urged, “Our government should promptly form a consultative body to grasp all information related to the nuclear contaminated water and devise measures to thoroughly monitor Japan’s ocean discharge plan in cooperation with international organizations.”

Earlier, in December last year, Gijang County drafted a petition urging the withdrawal of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear contaminated water ocean discharge plan and delivered it to the Japanese Embassy, the Blue House, and related agencies and ministries.

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