Kang Deuk-gu of the Democratic Party of Korea said on the 21st that he felt "unbearable anger" after hearing the news that the Rebuilding Korea Party had issued a position saying it would support creating a regulation to establish a dedicated sedition trial panel. Kang was the first to publicly propose to President Lee Jae-myung in July that year a special Liberation Day pardon for Rebuilding Korea Party leader Cho Kuk, who was then in custody on allegations including his children's admissions corruption.
Kang wrote on his Facebook page that day, "Saying you support the Supreme Court plan is essentially a declaration that you support the judiciary under Jo Hee-de, isn't it?" He added, "Are you saying we should entrust judicial reform to Jo Hee-de," and, "Is this really something a person in their right mind can say?"
Kang said, "The Rebuilding Korea Party belatedly and quietly put out its position and then indirectly criticized the Democratic Party of Korea's bill." He continued, "In trying to emphasize an independent path, didn't they quietly put out a plan that is close to opposition on this grave matter?" He also said, "They must withdraw this position immediately and apologize to the public."
Earlier, the Democratic Party of Korea on the 16th released a revised bill to establish a dedicated sedition trial panel. The revision would have Commissioners selected by the National Judges' Representative Conference and judges' meetings recommend candidates for judges to serve on the dedicated sedition panel, and assign sedition cases to the dedicated panel composed of them. But on the 18th, the Supreme Court held a conference of justices and passed a regulation that would randomly assign sedition cases at the appellate level to one of the existing panels of the Seoul High Court and designate that panel as the dedicated panel. The Democratic Party of Korea opposes the Supreme Court plan.