Human Rights Commission to apologize to public over 'recommendation on Yoon Suk Yeol's right to defense'... Rescinding resolution excluded

[Financial News] The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has decided to apologize to the public over its so-called resolution to 'guarantee the right to defense' of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, which sparked controversy during his impeachment trial. However, a plan to rescind the existing resolution itself was left out of the final resolution.
At the 17th plenary meeting held on the 12th, the commission revised and adopted the motion titled 'Rescinding the Resolution Adopted at the Plenary Meeting on February 10, 2025, and Adopting a Resolution to Apologize to the Public.' Rather than canceling the previous resolution, the revised motion expresses regret over that decision and offers an apology on behalf of the institution.
The decision came about one year and eight months after the motion was first adopted. At a plenary meeting on February 10 last year, the commission passed a motion urging that former President Yoon's right to defense be guaranteed, with six votes in favor and four against. The decision led to controversy over the commission's political neutrality and the appropriateness of the resolution.
In the vote that day, six members supported the revised motion, including standing commissioners Lee Suk-jin and Oh Yeong-geun and non-standing commissioners So Ra-mi, Oh Wan-ho, Jo Suk-hyeon and Kim Min-mun-jeong. Four members opposed it, including standing commissioner Kim Hak-ja and non-standing commissioners Kang Jeong-hye, Han Seok-hun and Kim Yong-jik. National Human Rights Commission Chair Ahn Chang-ho abstained without taking part in the vote.
[email protected] Seo Ji-yoon Reporter