Minju: "The Dispatch of the Fukushima Inspection Team Must Stop Immediately"

"Stop Dispatches Without Proper Verification... Need to Confirm Safety of Contaminated Water"

The Democratic Party of Korea repeatedly urged the government to halt the dispatch of an inspection team to the contaminated water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.

Chief Spokesperson Kwon Chil-seung stated at a National Assembly briefing on the 14th, "Yesterday, a Korea-Japan consultation regarding the dispatch of the government inspection team took place," adding, "Only the visit period was set, but there seems to be no progress on any safety assurance measures such as sampling of contaminated water or simulation procedures up to the point of discharge."

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He continued, "Stop the dispatch of the Fukushima inspection team that cannot conduct proper verification immediately," and added, "South Korea is at risk of becoming a 'supporting country' for the discharge of Fukushima contaminated water due to the Yoon Seok-yeol administration's baseless divergent dreams."

He also said, "Please properly convey to the Japanese government the will of our people for an objective evaluation and confirmation of the safety of the contaminated water, and protect the lives and safety of our citizens."

Opposition lawmakers from the National Assembly's Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Food, and Maritime Affairs Committee sent a request to Japan to withdraw the marine discharge of Fukushima contaminated water. Kim Seung-nam, a member of the committee who visited Japan to attend the Korea-Japan Parliamentary Football Tournament, delivered the request to Eto Seishiro, chairman of the Japan Football Diplomacy Promotion Parliamentary League, on the 12th.

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