Defendant shall be punished by a fine of one million won.

If the defendant fails to pay the above fine, 50,000 won shall be one day.

Punishment of the crime

On July 4, 2013, the Defendant was sentenced to two years and six months from imprisonment due to a violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes (forest) in the Gangwon District Court's Gangwon branch court, and the judgment became final and conclusive on February 7, 2014.

Any person who intends to move pine trees produced in an area other than an area where removal is prohibited shall obtain an approval seal for confirmation of production or a production confirmation mark from the Minister of the Korea Forest Service or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu.

Nevertheless, on June 2012, the Defendant, in collusion with B, moved approximately 6gs of pine trees, extracted from Gangwon-gun C, Gangwon-si, Gangwon-si, the Defendant, without obtaining approval seal for confirmation of production from the competent authority or being issued a production confirmation mark, to the head of the Defendant’s household, where he was located, and carried them out.

Summary of Evidence

1. Defendant's legal statement;

1. Each prosecutor's interrogation protocol concerning B, E, and F;

1. The prosecutor's statement concerning G;

1. The police statement of H;

1. Application of Acts and subordinate statutes of one copy of a sales contract, a report on investigation (related to attaching a field photograph, attaching a certificate of remittance of investment funds in B, attaching a copy of the contract, and attaching a zone where removing pine trees is prohibited);

1. Article 17 (3) and Article 10-2 (1) of the Special Act on the Prevention of pine wilt Diseases and Article 30 of the Criminal Act concerning the crime;

1. The latter part of Article 37 and Article 39 (1) of the Criminal Act concerning concurrent crimes;

1. Articles 70 and 69 (2) of the Criminal Act for the detention of a workhouse;

1. It is so decided as per Disposition for not less than Article 334(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act.