In protest against Japan's discharge of nuclear sewage, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, continued his hunger strike until September 16, entering its 17th day. His party friends said that Lee Jae-myung's physical function was seriously deteriorated and his health was very dangerous, but he still showed the will to continue the hunger strike. South Korea's opposition parties jointly visited Europe and the United States, calling on the international community to pay attention to and stop the discharge of nuclear sewage in Japan.
Lee Jae-myung's hunger strike continues, and his health is already very dangerous
On September 15, Lee went on an indefinite hunger strike for 16 days, as he was so weak that he continued his hunger strike in his office in the Capitol building. Lee Jae-myung took a stand strongly criticizing the reforms of Yoon Seok-yue's government, saying that it was necessary to judge the failure and tyranny of Yoon's government.
Lee Jae-ming attended the congress on crutches, a little slowly. The Democratic Party said that Lee's health was very dangerous at present, and doctors advised him to be hospitalized.
Secretary Lee Jae-myung and Member of the National Assembly Cheon Joon-ho:
(The doctor said that Lee Jae-ming) The current situation on the 16th day (of the body) is that the overall physical function is seriously reduced, especially the fasting blood sugar value is very low, and the health is very dangerous. The doctor recommended that Lee be hospitalized.
However, Lee Jae-myung has shown the will to continue his hunger strike to implement his demands, namely President Yoon Seok-yue to apologize for the destruction of people's livelihoods, the government's opposition to Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water, and comprehensive national reform.
CDP spokesman Kang Seon-woo:
Judging from the current situation, the will to continue the hunger strike is very strong.
Many congressmen, civic and social movement veterans who supported Lee Jae-myung successively came to the scene of Lee Jae-ming's hunger strike, comforting him and showing their will to continue the struggle against the government.
Veterans of civic and social movements:
Even if [Lee] dies, President Yoon Seok-yue will not move his eyes. Let's live and fight together.
Some supporters tried to hurt their fingers in front of Lee's office to write a blood book, but were stopped. While criticizing Yoon's government, he also urged Lee to end his hunger strike.
South Korea's opposition parties jointly visited Europe and the United States and called for international solidarity to stop the discharge of nuclear sewage in Japan
South Korea's opposition parties jointly visited Europe and the United States, calling on the international community to pay attention to and stop the discharge of nuclear sewage in Japan. Kang Eun-mi, a member of the Joint Action and a member of parliament from South Korea's second largest opposition Justice Party, gave an exclusive interview to Phoenix reporters before departure, and she analyzed that the reason why the South Korean government chose a default attitude on the issue of nuclear sewage was to maintain the US-Japan-ROK military alliance and choose to compromise with the United States and Japan.
She stressed that Japan's plan to discharge contaminated water into the sea has no legitimacy and legitimacy, and they will continue to take action to unite the international community to stop the discharge of nuclear sewage in Japan.
Kang Eun-mi pointed out that there are many voices of opposition from all walks of life in South Korea on Japan's Fukushima nuclear sewage discharge, but judging from the attitude of the South Korean government, it is difficult not to doubt whether South Korea has negotiated and compromised with the United States and Japan in order to maintain its military alliance.
Justice Party Member of Parliament Kang Eun-mi:
I believe that in order to maintain the [ROK-U.S.-Japan military alliance], the United States has put forward a request to South Korea to resolve the contradiction between South Korea and Japan regarding the discharge of nuclear sewage as soon as possible, so as to maintain the ROK-U.S.-Japan military cooperative relationship.
Jiang Enmei, also an oceanographer and nuclear wastewater expert, who visited Fukushima three times, stressed that the IAEA's assessment of the Fukushima plan to discharge contaminated water into the sea has no international legal effect and cannot confer any legitimacy or legitimacy on Japan's plan to discharge contaminated water.
Justice Party Member of Parliament Kang Eun-mi:
Radioactive elements such as carbon-14 and cesium, when organisms absorb these radioactive elements, through the accumulation of the food chain, what kind of impact will eventually have on human beings, in this regard, the content of the IAEA report is very small, so I think it is not safe at all.
The IAEA itself is a nuclear industry development agency, so it is not actually an institution that can accurately test nuclear stability, according to world experts.
She also pointed out that the data of Fukushima's nuclear contaminated water are all sampled, tested and released by the Japanese side itself, and the Japanese side, as the supervised, acts as the monitor, and such data cannot be trusted by the international community.
Justice Party Member of Parliament Kang Eun-mi:
Judging from the overall content of the IAEA report, these words appear frequently "according to the results of the assessment of documents provided by Tokyo Electric Power Company and the Japan Atomic Energy Regulation Commission."
In terms of sampling, it is not that any country can take random samples, but it is necessary to take samples by the Japanese government itself in a place designated by Japan, and only one sampling test has been carried out, and the second and third samples have not yet yielded results. Originally scheduled for the end of December, but the results are not yet available, how can this be said to be the final report?
Regarding the default attitude of the Yoon Seok-yue government towards the discharge of nuclear sewage from Japan, she described it as disrespectful to the national interest and even more disrespectful to the people. The joint visit of the South Korean opposition party will not be the last, she said that it will continue to take action to unite the international community to stop the discharge of nuclear sewage in Japan.
Source: Phoenix Satellite TV's Kim Ji-hyun, Ji Siqing, Du Wei'an, Lin Yisheng reported from Seoul, South Korea