Mayor of Busan, South Korea criticizes opposition party's agitation over Japan's treated water release

The release of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean has sparked a growing political controversy in South Korea. Park Hyung-joon, mayor of Busan
He strongly criticized the opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, for inciting the people by raising the dangers. On the same day, Park wrote on Facebook, "The temptation to pursue emotions rather than reason is stronger than in politics.
If you chase passion, you will get used to agitation. The problem is that demagoguery politics is not based on objective facts, so time will tell it's all fiction."
He went on to say, “15 years ago, the Democratic Party (opposition) made the entire nation uneasy by claiming that the import of US beef was mad cow disease, but that was not the case.
I said that TA would destroy South Korea's trade, but it was the other way around. The demolition of the four major river weirs and the phase-out of nuclear power were all national losses brought about by agitation," he said.
He added, "Japan's political stance against the release of treated water can never justify its absurd allegations.
It has undergone verification by nuclear power agencies and national experts. North American countries, including the United States, which follow the ocean currents and come in contact with the water several years before South Korea, have recognized the verification results."
“At the time of the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, it was confirmed that the contaminated water that was discharged without being treated had an impact below the standard,” Park said.
"The fact that the Democratic Party continues to incite the public with unscientific and absurd logic that is not accepted by the international community as the world's worst environmental catastrophe is damaging South Korea's dignity."
He added, “Busan conducts seawater radioactivity tests with standards that are 10 times higher than international standards.
ing. The seafood you eat in Busan is safe, so please don't be swayed by irrational agitation."