Former DPP chairman Lin I-hsiung (
Gradually phasing out nuclear power is the main idea behind the Cabinet's Nuclear-free Homeland Project. However, Hsieh said late last month that the new Cabinet would not halt the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant project before consensus has been reached among the public.
He also said that inconsistency on the part of the government in this matter might jeopardize other core values, such as democracy, trust and the rule of law.
PHOTO:CHEN CHIA-MING, TAIPEI TIMES
Dozens of activists from the Nuke-4 Referendum Initiative Association (
Association spokesman Chang Kuo-lung (張國龍) said yesterday that Hsieh obviously had doubts about the value of phasing out nuclear energy.
"No matter what, political figures have to keep their word. We demand a clear schedule from Hsieh for him to implement the Cabinet's Nuclear-free Homeland Project," Chang said.
Chang reminded Hsieh that he has expressed support for turning Taiwan into a nuclear-free country.
"We all remember what he said about phasing out nuclear energy when running for the post of DPP chairman or for Kaohsiung mayor," Chang said.
Lin, who has been an ideological figurehead for anti-nuclear activists since the early 1990s, remained silent at yesterday's demonstration, although he sometimes applauded what Chang said.
Demonstrators read out a petition to Hsieh, urging him to ensure the safety of the lives and property of all of Taiwan's people.
Activists also said that the Referendum Law (
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