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The judgment of the court below is reversed.
The defendant is innocent. The summary of this judgment shall be notified publicly.
Reasons
1. The summary of the grounds for appeal is that the defendant, as a DNA, refused to enlist in the military according to his religious conscience and has justifiable grounds under Article 88(1) of the Military Service Act.
Nevertheless, the lower court erred by misapprehending the legal doctrine, thereby adversely affecting the conclusion of the judgment.
2. Upon receipt of a notice of enlistment of a person subject to active duty service as a summary of the facts charged, the enlistment shall be conducted within three days;
Nevertheless, the Defendant, at around 18:37 September 18, 2015, received a written notice of enlistment under the name of the director of the regional military manpower office prior to the date of enlistment in the name of the Defendant and received a written notice to enlistment in the name of the former director of the regional military manpower office on November 3, 2015, and did not enter the military without justifiable grounds within three days from the date of enlistment.
3. Determination
A. The lower court found the Defendant guilty of the instant facts charged on the ground that the refusal of enlistment on active duty based on a religious conscience does not constitute “justifiable cause” under Article 88(1) of the Military Service Act.
B. The so-called conscientious objection according to the relevant legal doctrine 1 as to the trial of the political party refers to refusing to perform the duty of military service involving participation in military training or arms on the ground of conscientious decision formed in religious, ethical, philosophical or other similar motives.
Article 88(1) of the Military Service Act provides that a person shall be punished by imprisonment with prison labor for not more than three years for refusal of enlistment in active service.
In the Constitution, there is no emphasis on the national security, the new duty of national defense, and the duty of national defense given to the people.
If there is no existence of the nation, the foundation of guaranteeing fundamental rights will collapse.
The duty of military service specified in the duty of national defense shall be faithfully performed, and the military administration shall also be fairly and strictly executed.
The Constitution guarantees the freedom of conscience, thereby neglecting the above value.