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Defendant
A shall be punished by a fine of KRW 1,500,00, and by a fine of KRW 700,000, respectively.
The above fine is imposed against the Defendants.
Reasons
Punishment of the crime
Defendant
A was in charge of women's welfare and insurance affairs as the deputy head of the C Association, and Defendant B is the chairperson of the D Association.
No one shall make contributions, or have another person make contributions, for a candidate or a person who intends to become a candidate in connection with an election.
Nevertheless, Defendant A offered 20 electorates who attend H University indoor sports center located in G on December 16, 2017 for “F, Ero-party,” which was held on June 13, 2018 at the seventh East City local election, at around 14:00 on December 16, 2017, at the H University indoor sports center of H University, Defendant A offered 20 electorates, who participated in the E-party E-party E-party election commemorative meeting, with 15,000 tourism buses and 20 books of “I” for each ticket (total of 300,000 won).
Then, Defendant A asked Defendant B to contact with 30 electorates attending the publishing commemorative council as above, and Defendant B also responded to this request. The Defendants conspired in collusion with the K cafeteria located in J around 16:00 on the same day, the Defendants provided 30 electorates attending the publishing commemorative council with food and drinks worth KRW 352,00 in total.
As a result, the Defendants made a contribution act for E-candidate F.
Summary of Evidence
1. Defendants’ respective legal statements
1. Each legal statement of witness L, M and N;
1. Each prosecutor's office and police statement concerning N;
1. Each written answer to the Defendants,O, N, L, P, and Q
1. Determination as to the defendants and defense counsel's assertion
1. At the time of December 16, 2017, the Defendants did not know that they were to be E candidates, and did not know that they were to be E candidates, and did not mention F or election at the publishing commemoration meeting, tourism bus, restaurant, etc., and the Defendants did not have any mentioning the F or election in the publishing commemoration meeting, tourist bus, restaurant, etc., with respect to E election, and therefore, the Defendants did not intend to promote the sense of the F in relation to E election, or to have an influence on the election, and therefore, the Defendants did not have any intention to do so for F.