No this isn't what's going on. Even when you admit your mistakes it's good to elucidate the reasoning behind why and what led up to the mistake in the first place.

Such a short vague statement isn't characteristic of a normal human who is genuinely remorseful of his prior decisions.

This statement is more characteristic of a person with a gun to his head getting forced to say something.

This is more likely what is going on. Powerful people are forcing this situation to occur.