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(영문) 대전고등법원 2013.04.10 2012노559

공직선거법위반

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The judgment of the court below (including the portion not guilty) shall be reversed.

Defendants shall be punished by a fine of KRW 800,000.

Reasons

1. Summary of grounds for appeal;

가. 피고인들 ⑴ 사실오인 및 법리오해 ㈎ 원심 판시 각 모임이 개최될 당시 피고인 A은 ‘후보자가 되고자 하는 자’에 해당하지 않았고, 각 모임에 따른 원심 판시 각 기부행위는 선거와의 관련성이 없음에도, 원심은 이를 간과한 잘못이 있다

(기부행위의 주체 및 기부행위와 선거와의 관련성에 관한 사실오인 및 법리오해). ㈏ 원심 판시 각 모임은 피고인 B이 당시 자신이 추진하던 사업을 위하여 단독으로 개최한 모임으로서, 피고인들 사이에 이 사건 각 기부행위와 관련하여 모임의 개최에 관하여 상호간 의사의 합치가 이루어진 바 없다

(misunderstanding of facts and misunderstanding of legal principles as to co-principals). The sentence of an unreasonable sentencing (Defendant A: a fine of KRW 3,000,000, Defendant B: a fine of KRW 1,500,000) is too unreasonable.

B. Defendant A (Lawio)’s term “J Group Vice-Chairperson” refers to Defendant A (J Group Vice-Chairperson) cannot be deemed to be false in accordance with objective facts. The term “J Group Vice-Chairperson” cannot be deemed to be an act of publishing the name “J Group Vice-Chairperson” or sending a balance with such a name. Even if the term “the publication of false information” was made as above, the Defendant did not recognize that the above fact was false.

(M) The court below erred by misapprehending the legal principles as to the meaning of an election campaign by recognizing it as a prior election campaign and the distribution of documents by unlawful means and recognizing it as an election campaign, even though it does not constitute an election campaign, since she committed ordinary, courtesy, or private acts for the purpose of local business.

(misunderstanding of legal principles about the meaning of election campaign).

The sentence imposed on the Defendants by the lower court is too unfasible.