Rayuan Rakyat Malaysia kepada YAB Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri

Untuk Tarik Balik Keputusan Perpanjangan Tarikh Akhir Pembinaan Tapak Pelupusan Sisa Radioaktif Lynas

Sejak kilang Lynas ditubuhkan di Malaysia pada tahun 2011, ia telah menghasilkan hampir 60,000 TAN SISA RADIOAKTIF SETIAP TAHUN. Sisa radioaktif ini akan terus memasuki tubuh badan manusia melalui air bawah tanah dan udara sehingga menyebabkan kerosakan kekal terhadap kesihatan manusia. Melalui sistem peredaran darah manusia, logam berat thorium dan uranium dalam sisa radioaktif akan disimpan dalam tulang, paru-paru dan ginjal dengan jangka panjang seterusnya MENYEBABKAN PENYAKIT SEPERTI BARAH PARU-PARU, BARAH KULIT, LEUKEMIA, KEGAGALAN BUAH PINGGANG dan lain-lain.

Pada Februari 2020, kerajaan Pakatan Harapan mengenakan syarat tambahan apabila membenarkan Lynas terus beroperasi, iaitu Lynas perlu memulakan proses pembangunan Kemudahan Pelupusan Kekal (PDF) pada tahun pertama dari tarikh kelulusan lesen. Dalam hal ini, Bekas Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Innovasi, KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN MENJANJIKAN BAHAWA SEKIRANYA LYNAS TIDAK DAPAT MEMULAKAN PROSES PEMBANGUNAN PDF SEBELUM SEPTEMBER TAHUN 2021, MAKA LESEN ITU AKAN DITARIK BALIK. Namun, Khairy mengingkari janjinya dan mempersetujui perpanjangan tarikh akhir pembangunan PDF Lynas sekali lagi hingga Mac 2022, membiarkan Lynas terus menimbunkan sejumlah besar sisa radioaktif tanpa mengirakan keselamatan nyawa rakyat.

Kami meminta dengan sungguh-sungguhnya kepada kerajaan baharu untuk mendengar suara rakyat, iaitu membangunkan ekonomi tanpa mengorbankan kesihatan rakyat, MENARIK BALIK KEPUTUSAN PERPANJANGAN TARIKH AKHIR PEMBINAAN PDF LYNAS, serta menunaikan janji sebelumnya untuk MENARIK BALIK LESEN OPERASI LYNAS. Rakyat Malaysia mengharapkan kerajaan baharu dapat melindungi alam sekitar untuk meninggalkan tanah air yang bersih bagi generasi akan datang.

Urge Ismail Administration to Withdraw Approval for Lynas to Delay Permanent Disposal Facility Construction

Since 2011, the Australian company Lynas has generated more than 60 KILO-TONS OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE PER YEAR. Toxic substances generated from the waste can enter into groundwater and air. Eventually these toxic substances will be absorbed into our bodies, causing permanent damage to our health. Thorium and Uranium in Lynas’ radioactive waste are extremely harmful for our bones and lungs. People exposed to Lynas’ radioactive waste are at a higher risk of suffering from diseases such as LUNG CANCER, SKIN CANCER, LEUKEMIA AND DEFORMITY.

In February 2020, the Pakatan Harapan Government renewed Lynas’ license, allowing Lynas to continue its operation in Malaysia with several conditions, one of which is that Lynas must start building the permanent disposal facility (PDF) within one year from the date of approval. KHAIRY, the former Minister of MOSTI, PROMISED THAT IF LYNAS FAILED TO MEET THOSE CONDITIONS, ITS BUSINESS LICENSE WOULD BE REVOKED. However, Khairy was unable to keep his own promise. He approved Lynas’ request for a deadline extension for a second time just days before he stepped down. Now the deadline for Lynas to build the PDF is extended to March 2022, one year later than the original one. He allows Lynas to pile up radioactive waste near residential areas and disregards people’s wellbeing.

Since Prime Minister ISMAIL took the office, he cares about people’s wellbeing and wants to perform his duty assiduously. Therefore, we URGE THE ISMAIL ADMINISTRATION to take public opinion into account and DO NOT SACRIFICE MALAYSIAN’S HEALTH FOR MONEY. We urge the Ismail Administration to WITHDRAW APPROVAL FOR LYNAS TO DELAY PDF CONSTRUCTION AND REVOKE ITS BUSINESS LICENSE. We want to protect the environment, so that not only us but also our future generations can breathe fresh air and have access to clean water.