1. The defendant's appeal is dismissed.

2. The costs of appeal shall be borne by the Defendant.

Purport of claim and appeal

purport:

1. (1) From September 7, 2017 to E and F Station: (a) the C Party D submitted a signature campaign demanding investigation into the suspicion of illegal operation of G operated by D and H, which is the ancillary facilities thereof; and (b) the Plaintiff (born in 1958, female) who is the educational career of middle school graduate from the I Party, as the owner of the education course of middle school, made a statement to the effect that “the signature campaign for the promotion of investigation of the C Party is the intention to create a political issue without any justifiable ground before the local election in 2018,” and published the article containing the Plaintiff’s above remarks on the same day as D/L on September 11, 2017.

(2) 모 D시의원의 배우자인 피고(1955년 생, 남자)는 ① 2017. 9. 11. 12:31 위 ‘J’ 기사에 “A 정말 중졸 출신답다. 이런 자격미달, 수준미달을 시의원이라고 시민의 혈세로 입아가리에다 처넣어 줘야 하니, 욕부터 나온다 그리고 D시민으로서 챙피하다 에이~~~”라고 댓글(이하 ‘이 사건 1 댓글’이라 한다)을 달았고, ② 이어서 같은 날 17:27 위 ‘K’ 기사에 “A아, 시의원은 시 집행부 대변인하는 자리가 아니고, 시 집행부를 견제하고 감시하는 자리이다. 이 무식아, 뭘 좀 알고 지랄해라 아이구 내 세금”이라고 댓글(이하 이 사건 2 댓글)을 달았다.

(3) On September 11, 2017, the Defendant carried out the comments on the “L” article, stating that “AAA’s infash A, and Fa’s infabababababa,” Ga. If the Defendant does not want to hear a secret voice, it would grow back at the end, as it would be unsatisfably unsat.” (hereinafter “instant 3 comments”).

(4) On the ground that the Defendant posted the comments Nos. 1 through 3 of this case, the crime of violation of the Act on Promotion, etc. of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (Defamation) as to the comments Nos. 1 and 3 of this case, and the crime