Lee Jae-myung: "Yoon Administration, 'Co-conspirator in Contaminated Water Terror'"... March from Gwanghwamun to Yongsan Begins

"Japan Ultimately Chooses the Path of Environmental War Crimes"
"President Yoon Suk-yeol Must End Silence and Acknowledge Compensation Responsibility"

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, sharply criticized the Yoon Suk-yeol administration on the 25th, saying it "will be recorded as a joint war criminal that condoned Japan's environmental crimes."

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the National March to Stop the Discharge of Fukushima Contaminated Water held on the 25th in front of the Admiral Yi Sun-sin statue at Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Lee said regarding Japan's start of discharging contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant the previous day, "Japan has ultimately chosen the path of an environmental war criminal."

He called it a "clear environmental terror" and criticized, "History will record the Japanese government and the Kishida Cabinet as environmental war criminals who committed inhumane contaminated water terror."

Regarding the ruling party and government’s claim that the Democratic Party is spreading "contaminated water fear," he pointed out, "The government, which silenced the people’s voices and allowed the discharge of contaminated water, putting fishermen’s livelihoods and public health at risk, is the true source of fake news."

Lee said, "The irresponsible behavior of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration will never be tolerated by the people and history," and added, "To at least partially make up for the irreparable damage caused to our fishermen and citizens, the government must immediately declare its intention to claim compensation from Japan." He also emphasized, "If the President of the Republic of Korea, representing the sovereign people, remains silent, he must at least clearly state the responsibility for damage compensation."

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 25th.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

On the same day, the Democratic Party will hold a "National March to Stop the Dumping of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Contaminated Water" from Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul to the Yongsan Presidential Office. A rally will be held in front of the Yongsan Presidential Office, where a petition demanding a full investigation of seafood will also be delivered. Additionally, Assemblyman Kim Seong-hwan, head of the Countermeasure Committee’s Strategic Headquarters, will hold an emergency press conference regarding the "London Convention."

On the weekend of the 26th, a first large-scale rally will be held at Gwanghwamun together with civil society.

After the meeting, spokesperson Kang Seon-woo responded to reporters’ questions about off-site protests related to Fukushima, saying, "The Democratic Party will take thorough measures and enter an emergency response system," and added, "A national rally is scheduled for 4 p.m. tomorrow."

Furthermore, on the 27th, a delegation of lawmakers will attend a Fukushima rally mainly organized by the Japanese opposition party, and additional countermeasures are expected to be discussed at the lawmakers’ workshop scheduled for the 28th and 29th. On the 1st, when the regular September National Assembly session opens, a condemnation rally is being prepared within the National Assembly.

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