1. The plaintiffs' claims against the defendants are all dismissed.

2. The costs of lawsuit are assessed against the plaintiffs.

1. Basic facts

A. Relevant parties 1) Plaintiff B Association (hereinafter “Plaintiff Union”)

(2) The Plaintiff C is an organization organized based on the Forestry Cooperatives Act to improve the rights and interests of the owners and members of a forestry association, and the Plaintiff C is a person who has served as the president of the Plaintiff Union since May 9, 2005 and has served as the president of the Plaintiff Union. 2) Defendant D is a press organization that publishes G daily, Defendant E is an issuer and editor of Defendant D, and Defendant F is a reporter of Defendant D who prepared and reported the following articles:

B. On October 31, 2018, the Defendants of the instant report prepared and reported an article in attached Table 1 stating that “The head of the Defendant’s association, who was investigated into the suspicion of occupational embezzlement, etc., which is personal corruption, presented and passed the agenda to the board of directors of the Plaintiff association with the said association’s budget allowing the Plaintiff association to pay the attorney’s fees” under the title of “H”.

(hereinafter “the instant report”). [Grounds for recognition] A] The fact that there is no dispute, the fact that there is no dispute, entry of evidence Nos. 1 and 2, and the purport of the entire pleadings.

2. The Defendants asserted that the plaintiffs asserted ① “H” under the title of “H”, ② “The head of the IF in Gyeonggi-do where the police investigation was conducted in the form of an individual corruption, was prone to a moral controversy known to have been promoting the appointment of a lawyer. The head of the IF would bring public funds to defend the police investigation he or she would bring about a violation of the accounting rules.” ③ “The head of the Plaintiff AF has been investigated into the police due to the suspicion of occupational embezzlement, breach of trust, etc.” ④ “The head of the IF was under investigation after being placed in the police.” ④ The head of the IF was subject to a suspicion of being refunded the difference from the H in 209 and 2016. The head of the IF is subject to disciplinary action with the amount of money of KRW 2 and 3 employees received from the company with the amount of money of KRW 60 million from the police investigation. The police officer and the staff have been paid the money, etc.”