The leader of South Korea’s biggest opposition party said Japan’s release of treated water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant is an affront to humanity, even as his rival President Yoon Suk Yeol supported it.
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party, called on Tokyo to halt further releases. “The issue of discharging polluted water is a provocation to all of us, the people of the Earth,” he said in a Bloomberg News interview Thursday.
Lee was indicted in March on charges including breach of duty and bribery. He has been in court and questioned by prosecutors several times after that. Some prominent party members are concerned Lee has become a liability and may not be able to focus his attention as he deals with legal matters ahead of the vote, said party lawmaker Kim Jong-min.
While Lee has fervent support among the country’s left-wing, his national backing is weaker. A separate Gallup poll in June showed 60% disapproved of Lee’s role as leader of the Democratic Party while 32% approved.
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