Of the facts charged against the Defendant, the lower court upheld the first instance judgment that acquitted the Defendant of violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. (Defamation).

The judgment below

Examining the reasoning in light of the relevant legal principles and records, the lower court did not err by exceeding the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence in violation of logical and empirical rules, or by misapprehending the legal doctrine on the establishment of a crime of violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and

The Prosecutor appealed the entire judgment of the court below, but did not state the grounds for objection in the petition of appeal or the appellate brief concerning the guilty portion.

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