Defendant

A A shall be punished by a fine of 2 million won, and Defendant B shall be punished by a fine of 1.5 million won.

The above fine is imposed against the Defendants.

Punishment of the crime

No one shall distribute, post, spread, play, or run an advertisement, letter of personnel management, poster, photograph, document, picture, printed matter, recording tape, video tape, and others similar thereto which include contents supporting, recommending, or opposing a political party or candidate (including a person who intends to become a candidate), or which indicate the name of a political party or candidate's name, in an effort to influence the election from 180 days before the election day to the election day, or distribute, post, broadcast, broadcast, newspaper, news communications, magazine, and other publications, campaign meetings, debate meetings, debate, native folks meeting, alumni meeting, neighbors' meeting, other meetings, information and communications, establishment of an election organization or private organization, door-to-door visit, or take other means, except in the way prescribed by the Public Official Election Act prior to the election campaign period.

Defendant

A is a 6-time preliminary candidate at the 6-time nationwide local election campaign conducted on June 4, 2014. Defendant B is an election campaign manager at the election campaign office of Defendant A, and a preliminary candidate and an election campaign manager are only able to directly deliver orders stating the name, etc. of the preliminary candidate to many and unspecified persons, and campaign materials of preliminary candidates are only able to be distributed by mail according to the method prescribed by the competent election commission.

Nevertheless, the Defendants, without complying with the methods set by the Election Commission, failed to raise the support rate and awareness in the election of Defendant A, who is a preliminary candidate, planned to dispatch the promotional materials and names of Defendant A to the electorates who appeal for personal records, pledges, and support, by mail. On April 1, 2014, the Defendants, who applied for the issuance of the householder’s name at the time of Sejong-si, applied for the issuance of the householder’s name at around 1,380.