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The prosecutor's appeal is dismissed.
Reasons
1. The summary of the grounds for appeal is that the Defendant comments with the intention of having the candidate to be elected as the candidate in Seoul City market, and comments with the purpose of private interest, such as criticizeing the candidate’s family members, and thus, cannot be deemed to be related to the public interest. However, the lower court erred by misapprehending the legal doctrine on the grounds for excluding illegality as stipulated in the proviso of Article 251 of the Public Official Election Act, thereby acquitted the Defendant.
2. Summary of the facts charged and the judgment of the court below
A. The summary of the facts charged is the person who uses Twitter accounts D.
No person shall defame a candidate, his/her spouse, lineal ascendant or descendant, or sibling by openly pointing out facts through a speech, broadcast, newspaper, communications, magazine, poster, propaganda document, or any other means, with the intention of having him/her elected or not to be elected for any candidate who participates in an election.
그럼에도 불구하고, 1) 피고인은 2014. 4. 22. 자신의 트위터 계정(D)에 “E 의원은 미개한 국민들 상대로 7선 의원을 했고 미개한 국민들 교통비 70원 아니냐 해놓고 욕먹으니 해명하겠다고 자기도 쓴다고〈학생용〉버스카드들과 ‘미개한 쇼’하던 전적이 있었는데 최후의 양심이 있다면 후보 자진사퇴하길. 7선했음 됐지.“라는 글을 게시하고, 2) 피고인은 2014. 4. 23. 같은 방법으로 “몽심지심 국민미개 시체팔이 시장후보와 논객 직함,, 새민련 야당은 F정당에 E 후보사퇴를 촉구해야 한다”라는 글을 게시하고, 3 피고인은 2014. 5. 9. 23:35경 같은 방법으로 “E 부인 선거법 위반ㅋㅋㅋㄱㅋㅋㅋㅋ몽가루 집안이�ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 온가족이 E안티라�ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”라는 글을 게시하였다.
Accordingly, the Defendant disclosed facts to the public for the purpose of preventing the winning of the E candidate through three times in total.