Ahn Cheol-soo, the People's Power Party's representative candidate, protested in front of President Lee Jae-myung, saying, ”I oppose the pardons of Cho Kuk and Yoon Mi-hyang.”

Ahn Cheol-soo, the People's Power Party's candidate for the presidency, said to President Lee Jae-myung, who was delivering a congratulatory speech on the 80th anniversary of the Liberation Day on the 15th, "Cho Kuk, Yoon Mi-hee,
Ahn protested by holding up a placard that read, "Oppose the pardon of Yoon Mi-hyang."
At the ceremony to commemorate the 1950s, President Lee stood up from his seat while giving a congratulatory speech and held up a placard bearing the following words:
Candidate Ahn then stood up until President Lee finished his speech, and stood in front of Cho Kuk.
The leader of the Fatherland Reform Party and former Democratic Party lawmaker Yoon Mi-hyang protested President Lee's special pardon for Liberation Day. Despite being stopped by the ceremony organizers, Ahn continued to protest until the end of his speech.
On the 11th, President Lee announced that former lawmaker Yoon, who was found guilty of donating funds to comfort women victims and other charges, and his children, who were found guilty of cheating on entrance exams and covering up the Blue House inspections, were sentenced to prison.
The former chairman of the National Assembly, Cho Kuk, who was accused of crimes, was also granted a special pardon on Liberation Day. When this decision was announced, Ahn wrote on his Facebook page, "You are pro-Lee Jae-myung, and the daughters of reform are in the midst of a revolution.
He strongly criticized President Lee, calling him a spy who planted a spy in the Republic of Korea and a traitorous president. Furthermore, on the following day, the 12th, he also said, "Even if you commit a crime, if you gain power, that crime will be forgiven.
He pointed out, "Is this a form of political revenge to absolve your allies of their crimes and drive the opposition into a rebellious party and eliminate them? Isn't this a misuse of political retaliation?"