All appeals are dismissed.

The grounds of appeal are examined (to the extent of supplement in case of supplemental appellate briefs not timely filed).

1. Examining the evidence duly admitted and examined by the court below and the first instance court as to the grounds of appeal by Defendant A and Defendant D, the court below is justified in holding that all of the charges of this case (excluding the part of innocence and the part of acquittal for the reasons) against the above Defendants are guilty on the grounds as stated in its reasoning.

There is no violation of the principle of free evaluation of evidence against logical and empirical rules.

In addition, according to Article 383 subparagraph 4 of the Criminal Procedure Act, an appeal on the grounds of unfair sentencing shall be allowed only when the court below rendered a sentence of death or imprisonment with or without prison labor for life or for not less

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In this case where a more minor sentence is imposed against A, the argument that the amount of punishment is unreasonable is not a legitimate ground for appeal.

2. Examining the grounds of appeal by the prosecutor, it is justifiable for the lower court to have affirmed the first instance judgment that acquitted the Defendants of each of the facts charged in the instant case, and acquitted the Defendants of violation of the Act on the Regulation of Conducting Fund-Raising Business without Permission, on the grounds as stated in its reasoning.

There is no error of exceeding the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence against logical and empirical rules, or of misapprehending the relevant legal principles.

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