Defendants shall be punished by a fine of KRW 2,500,000.

The Defendants did not pay each of the above fines.

Punishment of the crime

No person shall defame a candidate by openly pointing out facts through a speech, broadcast, newspaper, communication, magazine, poster, propaganda document, or any other means, with the intention of getting him/her elected or not to be elected.

1. In G office located in F on June 10, 2018, the Defendant, at three places (60,50, 34 each number of persons, 50, and 34) of the Defendant’s cell phone-based rooms of the Kakao Stockholm group or reading room [web] Cases of violation of the Public Official Election Act of HI candidates located in the State (No. 2381 of the permanent branch office 2018) (No. 2381 of the permanent branch office) this day on June 8, 2018, the Defendant was distributed to the J prosecutor’s office located in the district office.

How we can we look at L if the candidate who is suspected of such a crime K.

There are many informations that spread money and valuables without the election day.

Accordingly, the Election Management Committee is operating an illegal election monitoring team in each candidate side as well as the Election Management Committee.

Not only those who have provided money or valuables but also those who have received money or valuables are subject to punishment, and therefore, they need separate attention.

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As a result, the defendant slandered candidates by openly pointing out facts three times with the aim of preventing K candidates I from being elected.

2. On June 10, 2018, Defendant B distributed to the total of 385 persons, who printed a text message of the same content as the Defendant’s mobile phone No. 1, at the Defendant’s residence in M, around M.

Accordingly, the defendant slandered the candidate by openly pointing out facts with the aim of preventing K candidate I from being elected.

Summary of Evidence

1. Defendants’ respective legal statements

1. Each police statement made against N,O, or P;

1. Copies of the written accusation and the written accusation;

1. Investigation report (for attachment of suspect B list of crimes);

1. The submission of communications data, a copy of the official document requesting cooperation in the fair election, a copy of the case forwarding, a copy of the written opinion, data analyzing digital evidence of suspect A mobile phones, and the official document sent by Q election commission for Q election management shall be applied 1.