Red Cross Chairman In-yo-han Regrets Not Opposing Martial Law

In-yo-han, who was elected as the 32nd chairman of the Korean Red Cross, has expressed regret over his past inaction regarding the 12.3 emergency martial law. He stated on February 24 that he regrets not opposing it and is reflecting on his past stance.

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I regret not opposing the 12.3 emergency martial law, and I am reflecting on it.

Speaking to the Hankyoreh newspaper, In explained that his resignation from the National Assembly was a direct action expressing his position against the martial law. "I resigned from my parliamentary seat as an action to express my stance on the martial law," he said. "I thought the martial law was wrong, so I resigned."

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I resigned from my parliamentary seat as an action to express my stance on the martial law. I thought the martial law was wrong, so I resigned.

In's public statement on the 12.3 emergency martial law appears to be a response to significant opposition within the ruling party. This opposition stems from his previous remarks in a February media interview, where he stated, "I saw bulldozing politics from the Democratic Party, politics worse than Chun Doo-hwan. So, in my heart, I understand President Yoon Suk-yeol's (declaration of emergency martial law)."

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I saw bulldozing politics from the Democratic Party, politics worse than Chun Doo-hwan. So, in my heart, I understand President Yoon Suk-yeol's (declaration of emergency martial law).

Last December, when In resigned from his National Assembly seat, he did not offer an apology or reflection on the 12.3 emergency martial law. Consequently, his election as chairman of the Korean Red Cross has faced criticism from within the ruling party.

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I practiced my convictions through one action, the resignation of my parliamentary seat, rather than a thousand words, for the violation of constitutional order and national misfortune caused by the illegal martial law.