Park Ji-won "Avoiding Our Seafood, a Regrettable and Foolish Act"

"Additional Budget or Reserve Fund Spending Needed to Save Fisheries Workers"

As opposition parties in Japan unite in criticizing the discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima, former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won raised his voice, saying, "Anyone can oppose, and elementary school students fight best," emphasizing the need for practical support for the fisheries industry.

On the 25th, Park Ji-won stated on his social media (SNS), "If the Fukushima nuclear contaminated water has been discharged, the measures I have long advocated are now necessary. Avoiding our seafood consumption is a regrettable and foolish act."

Former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won listens to reporters' questions as he appears at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 14th. Photo by Heo Young-han younghan@

He said, "Now is the time to eat more fish to encourage fishermen and those involved in the fisheries industry. Also, the government and the National Assembly must fight with countermeasures," adding, "In that sense, the government and the People Power Party should actively cooperate to pass the Democratic Party's special safety measures law to prevent damage from contaminated water discharge and should also claim compensation from Japan."

Park Ji-won pointed out, "Japan compensated 147 million people in four phases with 92 trillion won for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. In October 2021, Japan decided to discharge nuclear contaminated water and plans to compensate 4.3 trillion won from the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company as the fifth compensation," adding, "In comparison, we are boasting about allocating a total budget of 459.6 billion won for next year."

He continued, "We must immediately spend bold supplementary budgets or even contingency funds to save the fisheries industry. Jeonnam produces 60% of our seafood, and Wando, Haenam, Jindo, and Sinan produce 80% of abalone," adding, "Urgent measures are needed so that the state can show why it is necessary for seaweed farmers like Kim Mi-yeok and aquaculture farmers like flatfish, and what the president is doing for the people." Park Ji-won plans to run for the Jeonnam Haenam, Jindo, and Wando districts in next year's general election.

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