A. Dismissal of an application for adjudication against a non-prosecution disposition by a prosecutor on the ground that the suspect, the head of the Election Countermeasures Headquarters of the Party A, was not aware of the details of the press report and investigation agency, but did not recognize the fact that the details of the press report were false, in light of various circumstances, such as the fact that the suspect, who is the head of the Election Countermeasures Headquarters of the Party B, was not the content of the press report and investigation agency;

The case dismissing an application for adjudication against a non-prosecution disposition by a prosecutor on the ground that the suspect, who is the head of the Party Gap political party election countermeasure headquarters, was not aware of the details of the press report and investigation agency, although there were parts of the press report concerning the provision of money and valuables such as the party Eul's election campaign worker, but was made a press report and investigation agency based on the confirmation of the press report and investigation agency, etc.

Articles 250(2) and 273(2) of the Public Official Election Act (amended by Act No. 7681 of Aug. 4, 2005), Article 262(1)1 of the Criminal Procedure Act

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Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office Order 2004 type 30911 dated September 24, 2004

The petition for adjudication of this case is dismissed.

1. Summary of grounds for application for adjudication;

A. On April 12, 2004, the applicant filed a complaint against the suspect with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office under the Act on Election of Public Officials and Prevention of Election Malpractice, and the details of the accusation are as follows.

B. On April 15, 2004, the suspect is the head of the election countermeasure headquarters of the 17th general election of the Republic of Korea. The applicant or the representative of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the Republic of Korea. The applicant or the representative of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the Republic of Korea did not have distributed the money and valuables in return for the mobilization of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the 19th National Assembly member, and the candidate or the candidate for the 10th local election of the 19th National Assembly member of the 19th local election of the 19th National Assembly member of the Republic of Korea.

Around 11:00 on April 11, 200, Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul Metropolitan Government Yeongdeungpo-gu 6 was investigated by the judicial authorities through the press conference conference at the open meeting of 133. On April 11, 2004, the person in charge was arrested after the investigation was conducted by the head of the Linna Line headquarters and the head of Eup/Myeon/Dong, and the head of Dong book were arrested. The fact that it was revealed at present is 3.9 million won per person per capita, and our country also confirmed that it was around Do. On the day when the representative of Park Young-gu was permanently residing, the scene where 130,000 won was spread from the office of the head of the insurance business office to 13,000 won was discovered on April 8, 200."

C. On September 24, 2004, the prosecutor of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor's Office who was investigated by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office after referring the above accusation case from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, issued a non-prosecution disposition on the ground of lack of evidence. According to various evidence, although it can be sufficiently recognized that the suspect's crime of violating the Public Official Election and Prevention of Election Illegal Act was committed, it is improper for the prosecutor to institute the non-prosecution

2. Determination:

(1) Article 250(2) of the Act on the Election of Public Officials and the Prevention of Election Illegal Act provides that a candidate shall be punished in cases where false information about a candidate is published in a manner unfavorable to the candidate for the purpose of preventing him from being elected, and "false fact" in this context is sufficient if the fact is not consistent with the truth, and it is sufficient that the elector has the identity to the extent that he/she may cause accurate judgment on the candidate (see Supreme Court Decision 2001Do6138, Feb. 20, 2003). The criminal intent of this crime is the awareness that the fact that the elements of the crime are publicly announced, that is, the fact that the fact is false, and that the fact is likely to cause the elector to make an accurate judgment on the candidate (see Supreme Court Decision 91Do156, Mar. 27, 191).

In addition, in a case where a person who published such false fact denies the criminal intent, it is not possible to prove the criminal intent by means of proving indirect facts having a substantial relation with the criminal intent due to the nature of the object, and what constitutes an indirect facts having a considerable relation, should be determined by the method of reasonably determining the link of the fact by using the close observation or analysis power based on normal empirical rule (see Supreme Court Decision 2001Do7095, Dec. 10, 2002).

(2) 이 사건 기록에 의하면, 공소외 2는 한나라당 경상북도의회 의장으로 한나라당 중앙당 부대변인이고 위 공소외 1은 신청인의 초등학교 동창인 사실, 위 공소외 2는 신청인을 위해 선거 기획업무와 홍보업무를 맡았으며, 위 공소외 1은 영주시 하망동에 있던 신청인의 선거사무실에 자주 들러 신청인을 도와 선거와 관련된 전반적인 업무에 관하여 두루 관여를 하면서 주로 경비지출 업무를 담당한 사실, 신청인의 누나 공소외 3은 공소외 1에게 "앞으로 선거운동을 하는데 도와주고 필요한 경비는 내한테 와서 이야기 해라."고 말한 사실, 2004. 4. 2. 21:40경 영주시 휴천동 소재 위 공소외 2의 역전주유소 2층 사무실에서 위 공소외 2는 한나라당 읍면동 협의회장들에게 "장윤석 후보를 도와달라."고 말하고, 위 공소외 1은 그 자리에 참석한 한나라당 순흥면 협의회장 공소외 4 등 14명에게 현금 30만 원을 주는 등 모두 14명에게 합계 420만 원을 제공한 사실, 같은 달 6. 11:30경 한나라당 대표 박근혜가 영주에 와 선거유세를 한 사실, 공소외 1은 위와 같이 돈을 제공한 혐의로 같은 달 8. 긴급체포된 후 경찰에서 "같은 달 2. 신청인의 누나 공소외 3이 운영하는 영주주유소에서 공소외 2로부터 저녁 9시에 한나라당 읍면동 협의회장 15명이 공소외 2 사무실에 모이는데 통상적으로 활동비는 1명당 30만 원씩은 주어야 될 터인데 돈이 준비되겠느냐는 말을 들은 신청인의 누나 공소외 3이 신문지에 현금을 싸 가지고 와서 주자 공소외 1은 이를 받아 들고 와서 저녁에 위 공소외 2 사무실에서 신청인의 친구라고 하면서 한나라당 읍면협의회장들에게 1인당 30만 원씩 나누어 주었다."고 진술한 사실, 위 공소외 1 등을 조사한 후 작성된 같은 달 8.자 경찰의 선거사범 수사상황 보고서에 위 공소외 1을 신청인의 선거운동 총책으로 기재하고 동인이 위 공소외 2 등과 공모하여 한나라당 동협의회 회장 등 14명에게 신청인의 선거운동을 도와 달라는 명목으로 1인당 30만 원씩 420만 원을 제공한 사실이 확인되었다는 내용이 기재되어 있는 사실, 같은 달 9. 안동 MBC 뉴스데스크 6:30 저녁 뉴스 등에서 영주에서 출마한 모 후보측 인사가 현금 봉투 수십 개를 운동원들에게 돌린 사실이 드러나 경찰이 수사에 나섰다는 내용을 보도하였고, 같은 달 10. TBC 아침뉴스에도 같은 취지로 보도되었으며, 특히 그 날 대구 매일신문에 "경북 지방경찰청은 모 정당 대표의 거리유세 때 청중을 동원한 대가로 읍, 면, 동책 들에게 30만 원씩이 든 돈봉투를 건넨 혐의로 보험영업소장 박모(54, 영주시)씨를 10일 긴급체포하고, 박씨로부터 돈 봉투를 받은 모 정당 읍, 면, 동 협의회장 13명을 조사하고 있다."는 기사가 실렸으며, 이에 대해 신청인과 같은 지역구에 출마한 열린우리당 이영탁 후보가 같은 달 9. 및 10. 2회에 걸쳐 보도자료를 배포하며 신청인측의 금품살포 행위에 대해 강력히 항의하였고 같은 달 10. 열린우리당 부대변인 서영교도 박근혜 대표의 경북 영주지역 유세와 관련하여 신청인측 관계자들이 청중동원 명목으로 돈을 살포한 사실을 언급하며 중앙당 차원의 비판 논평을 발표한 사실, 열린우리당 인천 조직국장 김종윤이 열린우리당 중앙당에 박근혜 후보의 인천 부평, 강화 지역 방문시 청중을 동원하였다고 보고한 사실, 열린우리당 부정선거 감시팀 팀장 조동현은 위 이영탁 후보의 선거관계자인 오세주로부터 지역 언론에서 신청인측이 금품을 살포하고 있다는 내용의 보도를 하고 있다는 연락을 받고 같은 달 10. 2회 및 같은 달 11. 2회 등 총 4회에 걸쳐 경상북도 지방경찰청에 전화를 하여 사실 여부를 확인한 후 위 오세주 등과 다시 접촉하여 위 대구 매일신문기사 내용 등과 같은 지역 언론의 보도내용을 정리한 다음 이를 근거로 당시 신청인측에서 동원한 선거운동원들에게 금품을 제공하였다는 취지의 조사 결과 보고서를 작성하여 열린우리당 법제실장 김원국에게 전해 주었으며, 위 김원국이 위 보고서 및 그에 근거하여 작성된 보도자료를 열린우리당 선거대책본부장인 피의자에게 전달한 사실, 이에 피의자는 같은 달 11. 11:00경 서울 영등포구 영등포 6가 133 소재 열린우리당 당사에서 기자회견을 통하여 "박근혜 대표의 방문현장마다 돈을 받은 청중이 나타나서 사법기관의 조사를 받고 있다. 4월 6일 청중을 매수해 동원한 한나라당 선대본부장과 읍, 면, 동책들이 줄줄이 조사를 받고 책임자가 긴급체포됐다. 현재 밝혀진 것은 1인당 30만 원씩 총 390만 원이다. 그것도 우리가 도경에 확인했다. 박근혜 대표가 영주 유세를 온 그날 저녁 보험영업소장 공소외 1 사무실에서 13명에게 30만 원씩을 살포하는 현장이 적발됐다. 4월 8일 조사가 완료됐다고 한다."고 말한 사실, 경북지방경찰청은 같은 달 22. 공소외 2와 공소외 1이 한나라당 순흥면 협의회장 공소외 4 등 14명에게 현금 30만 원을 주는 등 모두 14명에게 합계 420만 원을 제공하여 불법선거운동을 한 혐의에 대해 수사를 벌여 범증이 충분하다고 기소의견으로 검찰에 사건을 송치한 사실, 위 공소외 1과 공소외 2는 위와 같은 혐의로 구속기소되었고 이어 대구지방법원 안동지원에서는 2004. 7. 23. 위 공소외 1이 영주시 선거구민들인 한나라당 영주시 하망동 협의회장 공소외 5 등 14명에게 현금 300,000원이 든 봉투 1개씩을 교부하는 등 합계 금 4,200,000원을 교부함으로써 후보자인 신청인을 위하여 기부행위를 하고, 위 공소외 2는 그 자리에서 "장윤석 후보를 도와 달라."는 취지의 말을 하는 등 위 공소외 1의 기부행위를 용이하게 하여 이를 방조하였다는 범죄사실을 유죄로 인정하여 위 공소외 1에게 징역 10월의 실형이, 위 공소외 2에게 징역 8월의 선고유예형이 선고된 사실을 인정할 수 있다.

(3) According to the above facts, the part to the effect that the suspect was investigated on April 11, 2004 on suspicion that the amount of 13 persons in Hanna Eup/Myeon and Dong book received 300,000 won for each person from Nonindicted 1 and that the above non-indicted 1 was arrested. However, the part to the effect that the defendant was investigated on suspicion that he received 30,000 won for each person from the non-indicted 1, but the above non-indicted 1 was arrested. However, the part to the effect that "the head of Hanna Party, who was mobilized to purchase Mana, was investigated on April 6, 200," "The part to the effect that the representative of Hanna Party, who was a permanent resident, was arrested on the same month as the non-indicted 1, etc., and that the non-indicted 1 was not the representative of Hanna City election campaign or the non-indicted 16th election campaign."

However, on the basis of media reports that the suspect who was in charge of the head of the Korean Election Countermeasures Headquarters at the 17th general election of the same month scheduled to take effect at the 15th general election of the same month provided money and valuables to election campaign workers on the applicant side, and in particular, at the permanent residence of the representative of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the same month, the fact that the police officer discovered that the officer of the election campaign office of the applicant was investigating the election campaign workers, and the fact that the police officer confirmed and prepared after confirming to the police agency of the 30th regular election campaign office of the 17th general election of the 17th general election of the same month, and the fact that he provided money and valuables to the election campaign workers mobilized on the applicant's side, it was found that he was not in charge of planning affairs and public relations affairs for the election campaign, and Nonindicted 2 took part in the general election related to the election of the applicant's election campaign office, Nonindicted 2 and 1400,00.

Therefore, the prosecutor's non-prosecution disposition of this case is eventually justifiable.

3. Conclusion

Therefore, the applicant's petition for adjudication of this case is dismissed in accordance with Article 273 (2) of the Act on the Election of Public Officials and the Prevention of Election Illegal Act and Article 262 (1) 1 of the Criminal Procedure Act.

Judges Lee Jae-ki (Presiding Judge)