People Power Party reports YouTube account for "spreading rumors about Japan's contaminated water discharge"

The People Power Party plans to report a personal YouTube account to the police, claiming that a video alleging the government concealed the dangers of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant has caused harm to domestic fisheries workers.

On the 3rd, the party's Media Legal Team issued a press release stating, "We plan to file a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency for obstruction of business against the YouTube channel 'Modeun Dongyeongsang' that posted a video titled 'The Current Situation of the Japanese Sea Contaminated by Fukushima Radioactive Wastewater Hidden by the Government.'

According to the legal team, the YouTube channel recently posted a video suggesting that the mass death of sardines of unknown cause near the coast of Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on February 13 this year, was due to the discharge of nuclear wastewater.

On the 1st, when the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean was ongoing, a notice stating that radioactive testing was conducted on seafood sold at Yangdong Market in Seo-gu, Gwangju, and that Japanese seafood is not sold, was posted.
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The legal team pointed out, "The YouTube channel posted a video with a title implying that the government concealed the dangers of Fukushima contaminated treated water, which is completely different from the facts, and stirred public fear with rumors about the contaminated treated water."

They added, "This has interfered with the fishing and sales operations of domestic fisheries workers, causing them damage. We hope that those spreading such rumors keep in mind that they may also be held liable for civil damages in the future."

The legal team used the term "contaminated treated water" instead of "contaminated water" in their press release. The term "treated water" is the designation set by the Japanese government.

Our government is considering changing the term from contaminated water to contaminated treated water, and there are calls within the ruling party to adopt the new terminology.

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