In relation to former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol’s ‘remarks about the Fukushima nuclear power plant’, on the 5th, all presidential candidates from the ruling and opposition parties poured out criticism.
Lee Jae-myung’s side “It’s like Japan’s far-right argument”
Won Hee-ryong, “The basic qualities of a president are missing”
In an interview with the Busan Ilbo on the 4th, former President Yoon said, “The nuclear power plant entering Korea is different from Chernobyl. “The nuclear power plant that comes out in the future is said to have no stability problems,” he said. He continued, referring to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear accident, saying, “The Fukushima nuclear power plant did not explode. Although the earthquake and tsunami caused great damage, the nuclear power plant itself did not collapse. So there was basically no radiation leak.”
In response to this, Choi Ji-eun, spokesperson for the Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung camp, said, “Ex-President Yoon’s remarks are the same as those of the far-right in Japan. criticized Former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Facebook, “I thought it was the Japanese prime minister who is outraged by the claim to discharge contaminated water from Fukushima. wrote
Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min, the presidential contender for the People’s Power, also expressed his position at a press conference on the same day that nuclear power is becoming important, but in an interview with former President Yoon, he said, “Many people are concerned about the problem of discharging contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. “Isn’t it right to be careful about remarks about this?”
Former Jeju governor Won Hee-ryong also criticized at a meeting with reporters on the same day, saying, “If the story comes out of the thoughts of former President Yoon, let alone prepare as president, he lacks basic qualities.”
By Oh Won-seok, staff reporter oh.wonseok@joongang.co.kr
