MORE PROTESTS IN JAPAN FOOD IMPORT BAN HEARINGS|是否開放日核災區食品? 公聽會抗議不斷

Ten public hearings have been scheduled from Sat up until today, to discuss whether to lift the 5 year old ban on Japanese food products from 5 prefectures imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Protesters were present at every hearing held on Nov 12 and the 13 in Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. In particular, large groups of protesters gathered at the hearing that took place at the Agriculture and Food Agency. Supporters and protesters clashed and violence broke out. KMT legislators, city councilors, and protesters took over the podium before the hearing even started to voice their opposition to food imports from nuclear disaster areas in Japan. ==PROTESTER== There have been cases of cancer in Japan. Why are we still importing food from the nuclear disaster zones? ==PROTESTER== No other countries have allowed Japanese food affected by radiation to enter their market. Taiwan will lose its dignity if it just opens up its market. The 8th hearing on Japanese food imports to Taiwan was held at the Agriculture and Food Agency. Large crowds of protesters gathered in and out of the building. The scene turned chaotic as scuffles broke out among the supporters and protesters. 10 hearings have been scheduled within 3 days, with several of them held concurrently. The pan-blue supporters excoriated the Tsai administration for selling the people out and neglecting food safety. On the other hand, DPP spokesperson Juan Chao-Hsiung condemned KMT councilors for disrupting the session and said that KMT chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu should apologize. ==JUAN CHAO-HSIUNG, DPP Spokesman== These KMT councilors were trying to make a scene. We couldn't help but wonder if they were instructed by KMT chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu. ==LEE YEN-SIU, KMT Legislator== President Ma Ying-jeou has resisted the pressure from Japan. Why did Tsai cave in? What kind of political gain did she get in return? The Council of Agriculture said that they organized the 10 hearings as instructed by the legislature. This hearing is invalid since they were unable to conduct the session. ==CHEN CHI-CHUNG, Agriculture Council Vice Chair== We conducted the process in accordance with the legislature's proposal. It is regrettable that we were unable to hold the hearing today. (Were you told to hold these hearing within a day?) The legislators met on Monday, and we announced the 10 hearings on the Agriculture Council website on Wednesday. Protesters occupied the podium until 5 in the afternoon. The hearing was therefore unable to be convened. The DPP stressed that they will control food imports based on international standards and scientific evidence. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 手持標語喊口號，公聽會還沒開始，國民黨立委、市議員及民眾，就攻佔主席台，反對核災食品進入台灣。 ==民眾== 在日本已經有確定的這些案例 得到了癌症 為什麼我們要進來 ==民眾== 現在全世界沒有一個國家有進口 有日本輻射的 (食品) 如果我們台灣開放讓它們進來 我們台灣人還有尊嚴嗎 第八場的日本食品輸台公聽會下午在農糧署舉行，場內場外都聚集大批抗議民眾，高喊反對開放日本核災食品，由於現場民眾情緒相當激動，反對與贊成的民眾，一度發生肢體衝突，場面相當混亂。 公聽會3天要辦完10場，而且許多場次還安排在同一時段進行，引發藍營痛批蔡英文政府急著出賣人民、罔顧食安，但民進黨發言人阮昭雄則痛批國民黨議員惡意搗亂，認為主席洪秀柱應該道歉。 ==民進黨發言人 阮昭雄== 我們看到這些國民黨籍的議員 這樣凶神惡煞的搗鬧現場 我們不禁懷疑 是不是國民黨 洪秀柱主席所下的命令 ==國民黨立委 李彥秀== 過去馬英九能夠 抵抗日本人的壓力 為什麼你蔡英文不行 到底背後你跟日本人 換了什麼政治利益 而農委會則表示，10場公聽會是照立院要求舉辦，如今無法順利進行，也等於今天的公聽會無效。 ==農委會副主委 陳吉仲== 是依照這個提案來辦理 很遺憾是今天沒有辦法 有人叫你集中一天來辦嗎 我們禮拜一委員會完之後 我們禮拜三在農委會 衛福部的網站 我們就公告所有這10場的公聽會 直到下午5點，抗議民眾還是持續霸佔會場，無法召開，民進黨則重申，對於食品的進口管理態度，會循著國際的專業規範，以科學證據為基礎，來作為食品管理的依據。 記者 吳雅瑜 謝其文 林國煌 台北報導