Defendant shall be punished by a fine of KRW 3,000,000.

When the defendant does not pay the above fine, 100,000 won.

Punishment of the crime

No person who has processed or processed personal information shall divulge any third person's personal information beyond the permitted authority.

In civil litigation between the victim C and D, the Defendant received and kept e-mail data containing the victim’s personal information, such as details of financial transactions of the victim, proof of entry into and departure from the Republic of Korea, mediation protocol of the case, such as divorce of the victim, reply against the return of the deposited money, etc.

On November 2016, the Defendant sent the victim’s personal information to E using the Defendant’s e-mail in a dispute relationship with the victim via the Defendant’s e-mail, and transmitted the victim’s personal information containing the victim’s personal information and the victim’s resident registration number to E, thereby releasing the victim’s personal information beyond the authority permitted to use it for civil litigation.

Summary of Evidence

1. Statement by the defendant in court;

1. A protocol concerning the suspect examination of the accused by the prosecution;

1. Statement made by the police against C;

1. Complaint;

1. A criminal investigation report (Submission of suspect A data);

1. Report of investigation (E and telephone call) (Application of Acts and subordinate statutes;

1. Subparagraph 6 of Article 71 of the Personal Information Protection Act and subparagraph 3 of Article 59 of the same Act concerning facts constituting an offense, and the selection of a fine;

1. Article 70(1) and Article 69(2) of the Criminal Act to attract a workhouse;

1. Article 334 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Act concerning the order of provisional payment;