For the reasons indicated in its reasoning, the lower court upheld the first instance judgment that acquitted the Defendant on the violation of the Political Funds Act due to the omission of accounting report on election expenses among the facts charged in the instant case. Examining the reasoning of the lower judgment in light of the record, the lower court’s aforementioned determination is justifiable. In so doing, contrary to what is alleged in the grounds of appeal, there were no errors by misapprehending the legal doctrine on “where the lower court did not err in order to conceal the revenues and expenditures of election expenses” under Article 49(1) of the Political Funds Act.

Therefore, the appeal is dismissed. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.

Justices Park Young-young

Jeju High Court Justice Kim Chang-suk

Justices Lee Dong-won