Defendant

A shall be punished by a fine for negligence of KRW 5,000,000, and by a fine of KRW 1,000,000, respectively.

The above fine is imposed against the Defendants.

Punishment of the crime

[Defendant A and B] Defendant A was a candidate for the election of the head of the D Agricultural Cooperative Association(s) implemented on March 11, 2015, and Defendant B was a member of the D Agricultural Cooperative.

1. Defendant A

A. A. Around December 5, 2014, the Defendant visited the house of F of the members of the D Agricultural Cooperative Association, which is in Changwon-si, and issued the Defendant’s name cards and one drinking water of a level equivalent to KRW 10,000 won at the market price, to F, stating that “I will well request the election of the president of the Association.”

From that time to January 15, 2015, the Defendant, including this, visited nine members of the DNA Agricultural Cooperative Association on a total of nine occasions as shown in the attached Table (1) and asked the Defendant to support the Defendant, and issued a drinking water of 10,000 won at each market price.

Accordingly, the defendant visited the elector for an election campaign, and provided money and valuables to the elector for the purpose of an election campaign.

B. On January 5, 2015, the Defendant complained of support by visiting the House of D Agricultural Cooperative Members H, which is located in Changwon-si G, and speaking to H as “I am well upon the request of the president of the Cooperative.”

The Defendant, including that, from December 16, 2014 to January 16, 2015, visited five houses of five members of the D Agricultural Cooperative through five times in total as shown in the list of crimes in the attached Table (2) and asked them to support the Defendant.

Accordingly, the Defendant visited each elector to carry out an election campaign when it is not an election campaign period.

2. Around December 24, 2014, Defendant B issued 10,000 won of the market price at the time of Defendant B’s statement to the effect that “A visits the house of the JJ members of the Korea Agricultural Cooperative Association to the effect that “I am to elect the president of the Association, and I am well upon request.”

Accordingly, although the defendant is not a candidate, he conducts an election campaign.