Lee Jae-myung urges Japan to "immediately withdraw decision on marine release of radioactive contaminated water"

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun, Reporter] Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung announced news of a joint declaration made together with 31 municipalities in the province regarding Japan's decision to release Fukushima contaminated water, calling for its immediate withdrawal.

Governor Lee announced through his SNS on the 28th, stating "The Fukushima accident 11 years ago was a watershed moment for humanity that prioritized only costs over safety," and expressed concern, saying "In addition to threatening its own citizens' safety, it is causing serious threats to neighboring countries' safety and the marine ecosystem, a shared resource of the Earth."

The governor further stated, "It is not too late even now. We urge the immediate withdrawal of the decision to release radioactive contaminated water into the sea," and added, "We ask that all procedures and information in the contaminated water treatment process be transparently disclosed, and that objective verification by the international community be accepted."

The following is the full text of Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung's SNS post.

<Japan's Fukushima Contaminated Water Release: Joint Declaration of 31 Gyeonggi Province Cities and Counties>
We stand together as one team. As this matter concerns the lives and safety of the people, there can be no political disputes or disagreements.
We will not stop at declarations alone but will take substantive collective action. In addition to unprecedented measures by the province's emergency response task force, we plan to implement comprehensive responses including enhanced safety inspections for aquatic products and surveys on the status of coastal radioactive materials in cooperation with cities and counties.
The Fukushima accident 11 years ago was a watershed moment for humanity that prioritized only costs over safety. Rather than learning lessons from this disaster, Japan has made a decision that once again prioritizes costs over safety. In addition to threatening its own citizens' safety, it is causing serious threats to neighboring countries' safety and the marine ecosystem, a shared resource of the Earth.
It is not too late even now. We urge the immediate withdrawal of the decision to release radioactive contaminated water into the sea. We ask that all procedures and information in the contaminated water treatment process be transparently disclosed, and that objective verification by the international community be accepted.