Defendant

A shall be punished by a fine for negligence of KRW 2,000,000, and by a fine of KRW 700,000.

The above fines are imposed by the Defendants.

Punishment of the crime

Defendant

A is the representative of F Newspapers in E, and Defendant B is the chairman of the G Council Self-Governing Administration Committee. Except as provided for in the Public Official Election Act, no one shall distribute newspapers, communications, magazines or institutions, organizations, the machinery of facilities, and other publications containing articles related to the election by any means other than ordinary methods. Except as otherwise provided for in the Public Official Election Act, no one shall conduct an election campaign by means of propaganda facilities, tools or various printed materials, broadcasting, newspapers, news communications, magazines, and other publications prior to the election campaign period.

1. At around 18:40 on June 20, 2013, Defendant A and Defendant B conspiredd with Defendant B to have an interview about the personal history, social career, parliamentary activities, etc. of Defendant B, who is the chairperson of the present G Council’s autonomous administrative committee, with respect to the sixth-time nationwide election conducted on June 4, 2014 at the second floor office of the I community Service Center located in H on June 20, 2013, and to distribute the said interview to the electorate residing in J apartment, which is the Defendant B’s residence, by printing more than 50 copies of the F Newspaper as of June 25, 2013, which published the relevant interview.

Defendant

A, around 09:02 on June 28, 2013, prior to the election campaign period, around 09:02, at the above J apartment management office, assigned 500 copies of the above examination. Defendant B found 500 copies of the above examination at the management office around 09:10 on the same day, and had 310 Dong Dong Dong Dong 310, and at the request of the security guard K, distributed it by means of having the above apartment mail, which is a small constituency for Defendant B, a district for Defendant B, put it into the above apartment mail.

As a result, the Defendants conspired to distribute the newspapers carrying articles related to the election in a way other than ordinary ways prior to the election campaign period.

2. Defendant A

A. On May 28, 2013, the Defendant took place on May 28, 2013 at N’s house, a chairman of G Council Industrial Construction Committee in M, on June 4, 2014.