From January 9, 2006 to May 18, 2007, the Defendant was a person who served as the president of the Rural Leaders C.

On the end of January 2007, the Defendant visited C/Gun Office along with the head of C/Gun’s organization, and recommended C/GunD to purchase the land located in C/Gun G (hereinafter “compensation land”) owned by C/W as the construction site of C/Gun Welfare Center, and requested C/GunD to entrust the compensation consultation to himself/herself for prompt work because he/she knows the above owners of compensation land well, and C/GunD accepted it.

On March 16, 2007, the head of C&A, the project implementer of the public works project, completed the appraisal and assessment of the land for the purpose of the construction of the C&A center on March 16, 2007, and completed the approval of the “decision on the purchase compensation and the execution of the consultation” with the victims who are the owners of the G land to acquire compensation KRW 252,080,00,00. On the same day, C&A forest and C&C head of the C&A had the Defendant conclude a written request for the appraisal and assessment of the land in accordance with the direction of the head of C&A, and expressed his/her intention to accept the affairs related to the land compensation by stating that the Defendant will deliver the said documents to the victims and explain the scheduled amount to be expropriated, and the Defendant expressed his/her intention to accept the affairs related to the land compensation.

According to Article 16 of the former Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land, etc. for Public Works Projects (amended by Act No. 8665 of Oct. 17, 2007) and Article 8 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act, a project operator shall faithfully consult with landowners and persons concerned about compensation for land, etc., and when a project operator intends to consult with landowners, etc.