”It was not for pro-Japanese purposes”... Doctor who raised the Rising Sun flag on Memorial Day ends up apologizing = South Korea

Residents of an apartment building in Busan who faced public backlash for flying the Rising Sun flag on Memorial Day, a national holiday commemorating South Korean martyrs and war soldiers, have issued an apology.
According to News 1 on the 7th, the resident said, "I apologize to all those who have been hurt by my foolish action of raising the Rising Sun flag."
He also reportedly contacted the Busan branch of the Korean Liberation Association and apologized. He continued, "Regardless of why I acted that way, it was a mistake," and "I am deeply regretting my actions.
"I promise not to do it again," he added. "If I had to make a lame excuse, I would say that I did not use the Rising Sun flag for pro-Japanese purposes," he said. "I used it to pay tribute to the loyalty of my allies in order to attract attention.
"It was a foolish decision to raise the Rising Sun flag on that day," he said. It was confirmed that he had raised the Rising Sun flag at his apartment building in order to publicly debate the conflict with the local government that has been ongoing since 2007.
When the apartment where he currently lives was being built, the Suyeong district government scrapped the land, which is common land, and sold it to a private company.
The residents argued that the law was invalid and waged a legal battle, eventually winning two lawsuits in 2013 and 2016.
In addition, "the administrative agency's decision to abolish the use of the land was invalidated, and the land was shared again.
The Suyeong district should correct the registration so that all residents in the area can use it." The Suyeong district said it would respond in principle after listening to residents' opinions again.
Earlier, news that a resident of the apartment had hung the Rising Sun flag outside his window on Memorial Day spread on social media and sparked an outpouring of criticism.
Police and local authorities visited his house, but there was no one there outside the house saying, "They're out traveling."
It turned out that only a note with his name was posted, and no one responded. Online, angry voices spread, and not only his name, but also the name and number of the apartment building, his occupation, and other details of his "personal details" were made public.
A series of "vandalism" attacks followed, with an innocent doctor of the same name becoming a victim in the process. The front of his house was covered in filth and incriminating notes from angry neighbors.
In the end, he removed all the Rising Sun flags late on the night of Memorial Day.