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

When the defendant does not pay the above fine, 100,000 won.

Punishment of the crime

The defendant, as the chief of the editing department of the newspaper C, was registered as a preliminary candidate to the E Party in the election for the 20th National Assembly members implemented on April 13, 2016, and was a election campaign worker of F who fell from the competition in the party.

No one shall conduct an election campaign by various means, such as various printed matters, broadcasting, newspapers, news communications, magazines or any other means before the election campaign period (from March 31, 2016 to April 12, 2016).

1. In order for the above F preliminary candidate to be elected, the Defendant posted an article on the C Newspaper Office located in Chungcheongnamnam-Nam, on January 20, 2016, which was prior to the election campaign period, stating that “The reason why F should take advantage of” in the above C Newspaper No. 320 BB8, and distributed 2,500 copies of the article to the D constituency electorates from September 16, 2015 to February 3, 2016, and distributed the article in the same way 14 times in total, as indicated in the [Attachment] No. 1-14 of the F preliminary candidate’s election campaign list.

In this respect, the defendant did not follow the method of election campaign under the Public Official Election Act before the election campaign period.

2. In order for the above F preliminary candidates to be elected, on February 25, 2016, at the Defendant’s residence, around the election campaign period, the Defendant posted a notice in the same manner twice in total, as shown in [Attachment] Nos. 15-16], stating that “I will see I military friendship, and will carry out a campaign “I will send I military will. I will clearly prepare the election campaign.”

In this respect, the defendant did not follow the method of election campaign under the Public Official Election Act before the election campaign period.

Summary of Evidence

1. Part of the defendant;