Former Rebuilding Korea Party leader Cho Kuk will complete the reinstatement procedure on the 24th and will visit former President Moon Jae-in's residence in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, over the weekend to request a pardon.
Yoon Jae-gwan, the spokesperson for the Rebuilding Korea Party, met with reporters at the National Assembly on the 19th and noted, "Today, the membership qualification review committee will be held, and the next step, the Supreme Council meeting, is scheduled for Thursday (21st), so the reinstatement procedure will be finalized on Thursday." He added, "The former leader Cho will visit Busan Democracy Park, a symbolic place where he declared the founding of the party, on Sunday (24th) morning, and will meet with former President Moon in Pyeongsan Village in the afternoon," and stated, "On Monday (25th), he will visit Bongha Village to pay respects at the grave of former President Roh Moo-hyun."
The spokesperson explained regarding support for Cho's future activities, "I will announce the discussion results soon." He projected that the timing for the upcoming party convention would be "around November," specifying that it would be decided to avoid the scheduled September regular session and October audit.
Earlier that morning, the Rebuilding Korea Party announced that the former leader Cho submitted his reinstatement application the previous day (18th). Through a notification message, it explained, "The former leader Cho submitted the reinstatement application after work yesterday to the central party," adding, "The central party's membership qualification review committee will promptly proceed with the related procedures."
The former leader Cho resumed his political activities three days after being released through a special pardon for Liberation Day, starting with paying respects at the grave of former President Kim Dae-jung the day before. On that day, following the release of a morning interview, he appeared on broadcaster Kim Eo-jun's YouTube channel in the morning and paid respects at the National Cemetery in Seoul on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of the death of former President Kim in the afternoon.