On Liberation Day, the Taegeukgi , which is the national flag of the Republic of Korea , was described as a "code for anti-national forces" by the People Power Party . However , it was later revealed that it was actually a heritage of the independence movement .

The National Power (국민의힘) spokesperson criticized the government's hosting of the Victory Day commemoration, claiming the placement of the Korean flag and its emblem on the flagpole was improper. They accused the government of attempting to "destabilize the nation by committing an internal coup," but clarified that the flags were those used by the provisional government and the Korean Liberation Army at the time.

The spokesperson emphasized that the current arrangement of the flag and the emblem is not standard, as it was standardized in 1949. They also noted that the flags, which are listed as cultural treasures, were displayed in five different orientations, with only one flag displayed in the correct orientation.