2011No1269 Violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes (recognised Bribery)

Name of crime: Bribery) Violation of the Political Funds Act

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Defendant

Madern

Han Law Firm Han-chul

Attorney Kim Jong-ho

Seoul Central District Court Decision 2010Gohap1482 Decided April 29, 2011

September 8, 2011

The judgment of the court below is reversed.

A defendant shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than three years and six months.

A penalty of KRW 100 million from the defendant shall be additionally collected.

1. Determination on the part of acceptance of bribe

A. Judgment on misconception of facts and misapprehension of legal principles

원심은, 그 판시와 같은 이유를 들어, 피고인이 2006년 5월 하순경 이OO로부터 수수한 1억 원에는 피고인의 선거운동에 대한 지원금뿐 아니라 당시 ▣▣시장이었던 피고인 직무와의 관련성과 대가성이 인정되는 금원 역시 포함되어 있고, 피고인이 이러한 사정을 인식하고 있었다고 봄이 상당하므로, 뇌물수수죄가 성립한다고 판단하였다 .

당심과 원심이 적법하게 채택 · 조사한 증거들에 의하여 인정되는 원심 판시와 같은 여러 가지 사정들에다가, ① 이OO는, 2006년 1월경 이XX이 피고인과 ◎◎고등전문학교 동문으로서 상당히 가까운 사이인데다가 ( 피고인은 2000년경부터 2004년경까지 위 고등학교의 동문회 회장직을 맡았는데, 당시 이XX은 부회장이었다 ) ▣▣시청에 근무하는 공무원들도 많이 알고 있어서 ■■ 주식회사 ( 이하 ' ■■ ' 이라 한다 ) 의 사업 관련 인 · 허가 업무를 보는데 도움이 될 것이라는 사정 등을 고려하여 이XX을 ■■의 상무로 영입하였고, 이XX은 고용된 후 실제로 ■■의 인 · 허가 업무 등을 담당한 점 , ② 이OO는, ■■ 이 OO시에 있으니 지방자치단체장 선거운동 기간 중에 ▣▣시장 유력후보인 피고인을 한 번 만나는 것이 좋겠다는 이XX의 건의에 따라 2006. 5. 23 .

In addition to the fact that at ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ was suppering the Defendant, and thereafter delivered KRW 100 million to the Defendant, ③ there was no speech that the Defendant should provide the Defendant’s election fund to the investigation agency and the party branch, and that the O did not know about how the O delivered KRW 100 million to the Defendant for any reason, ④ the Defendant received KRW 100 million in full as a pure election campaign subsidy, the lower court’s aforementioned determination is justifiable, and there was no error as alleged by the Defendant.

B. Ex officio determination (1) Article 129(1) of the Criminal Act provides that a public official shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or by a suspension of qualification for not more than ten years, and Article 2(1) of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes shall be punished by imprisonment for a limited term of not less than five years if the amount of the acceptance of the bribe is at least 30,000,000 won but less than 50,000 won, and shall be punished by imprisonment for a limited term of not less than seven years, if the amount of the receipt of the bribe is at least 5,00,000 won but less than 10,000 won (Article 2(1) of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes, and shall be punished by imprisonment for life or imprisonment for not less than ten years if the amount

As can be seen, the amount of the accepted money in the crime of bribery is a constituent element of the crime (see Supreme Court Decision 2009Do2453, May 26, 201). Accordingly, Article 129(1) of the Criminal Act should be applied in favor of the Defendant inasmuch as the amount of the accepted money falls under the constituent element of each subparagraph of Article 2(1) of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes (see Supreme Court Decision 2009Do2453, May 26, 2011). Therefore, in a case where the amount of the accepted money is mixed with the amount of the money that the Defendant received, which is a quid pro quo relationship with his duties and the amount that is not so mixed, and is indivisible, to punish the Defendant for aggravated punishment pursuant to Article 2(1) of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes (see Supreme Court Decision 2009Do2453, May 26, 2011).

그러나 기록에 의하여 인정되는 아래와 같은 사정들, 즉 ① 피고인은 2006년 지방자치단체장 선거운동기간 중 이OO로부터 1억 원을 수수한 점, ② ■■의 상무인 이XX은 이OO의 용인 하에 피고인의 공식 선거운동원으로 등록하여 피고인의 선거운동을 지원한 점, ③ 이니로서는, 이XX과 상당한 친분관계가 있을 뿐 아니라 그동안의 각종 인 · 허가 관련 업무에 있어서 별다른 어려움을 주지 않았던 피고인이 미시장으로 재선되는 것이 ■■에 도움이 된다고 판단하였을 것으로 보이는 점, ④ 피고인이 위 1억 원을 선거운동과 무관한 용도로 사용하였다고 인정할 만한 자료가 없는 점 등을 고려할 때, 피고인이 수수한 위 1억 원에는 당시 ▣▣시장이었던 피고인의 직무행위와 대가관계가 있는 금원과 피고인의 선거운동에 대한 지원 명목의 금원이 혼재되어 불가분적으로 결합되어 있다고 봄이 옳고, 검사가 제출한 증거들만으로는 위 1억 원 전부가 뇌물에 해당한다거나 또는 그중 뇌물에 해당하는 부분을 특정할 수 없다 .

Ultimately, Article 129(1) of the Criminal Act shall apply to this part of the facts charged, and contrary to this, the judgment of the court below aggravated punishment by applying Article 2(1)1 of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes, erred by misapprehending the facts or by misapprehending the legal principles on the amount of acceptance of bribery.

2. Determination on the assertion of mitigation of self-denunciation

According to the records, on November 2, 2010, the defendant, who was arrested under a warrant of arrest, prepared and submitted to the public prosecutor in charge a written statement recognizing the receipt of KRW 100 million from O during the election campaign period for the head of local government in 2006, but on the other hand, the above written statement stated that the above KRW 100 million was purely paid for election expenses, and it is recognized that the defendant denied the relation between the above KRW 100 million and the defendant's duties and denies the consideration.

According to the above facts of recognition, it is difficult to see that the defendant has taken the responsibility to investigate the facts of his own offense, and therefore, it is difficult to view that the defendant has taken the responsibility to investigate the facts of his own offense (see Supreme Court Decision 97Do2609, Dec. 26, 1997, etc.). The defendant'

3. Conclusion

The judgment of the court below is reversed without examining the defendant's assertion of unfair sentencing, and the judgment below is reversed, and it is again decided as follows through pleading.

Criminal facts and summary of evidence

The summary of the facts charged by this Court and its evidence is as follows: (a) at the same time taking and receiving a bribe of KRW 100,000,000 in the column of the 3rd and second of the 'criminal facts' in the judgment of the court below; and (b) at the same time taking and not establishing the Political Fund Act in a manner that is not provided for in the Political Fund Act (the total amount of accepted and received political funds in a manner that is not provided for in the Political Fund Act (the total amount of 100,000,000,000,000,000,000).

Application of Statutes

1. Article applicable to criminal facts;

Article 129(1) of the Criminal Act (the point of acceptance of bribe) and Article 45(1) of the Political Funds Act (the point of illegal acceptance of political funds)

1. Commercial competition;

Articles 40 and 50 of the Criminal Act (Punishments on Punishment of Bribery with No heavier Punishment)

1. Selection of punishment;

Imprisonment Selection

1. Additional collection:

형법 제134조 후문, 정치자금법 제45조 제3항 양형의 이유 피고인이 지방자치단체장인 ▣▣시장으로서 각종 인 · 허가 관련 업무를 수행하면서인 · 허가 대상 업체의 대표로부터 뇌물을 수수한 점, 이 사건 범행을 통하여 피고인이 수수한 뇌물과 정치자금이 합계 1억 원으로 거액인 점, 이 사건 범행은 공무원의 직무공정성에 대한 일반인들의 신뢰를 심각하게 훼손하였을 뿐 아니라 정치자금의 투명성을 확보하여 정치자금과 관련한 부정을 방지하려는 정치자금법의 입법취지에도 반하는 등 사회적 해악성이 높은 점을 고려할 때 피고인의 죄책이 매우 무겁고 그에 상응한 엄정한 양형이 필요하다 .

다만 피고인이 수수한 1억 원에는 뇌물로서의 성질을 가지는 금원과 정치자금으로서의 성질을 가지는 금원이 혼재되어 불가분적으로 결합되어 있고 피고인의 수뢰액을 특정할 수 없는 점, 피고인이 이나 ■■을 위해서 직무상 부정한 행위를 한 것으로는 보이지 않는 점, 피고인은 1억 원을 수수한 사실에 대해서는 수사 초기부터 인정하면서 반성하고 있고, 이종 범죄로 3회의 벌금형 처벌을 받은 이외에 별다른 범죄전력이 없는 점, 피고인이 ▣▣시장으로 약 7년간 재직하면서 시의 발전을 위하여 헌신하여 온 점 등은 피고인에게 유리한 양형요소로 참작하여야 한다 .

In addition, in comprehensive consideration of all factors of sentencing as shown in the pleadings of this case, such as the age, health status, career, character and conduct, environment, family relation, etc. of the defendant, the punishment shall be determined as ordered.

Non-Crime

1. Summary of the facts charged

피고인은 2006년 5월 말경 ▣▣시○○읍 ○○리 ○○에 있는 구 ○○식품 부근 주차장에서 이OO로부터 ■■ 관련 인 · 허가 문제에 대한 부탁과 함께 쇼핑백에 담긴 현금 1억 원을 교부받아 공무원인 ▣▣시장의 직무에 관하여 1억 원의 뇌물을 수수하였다 .

2. Determination

As stated in the above Paragraph 1-B, the facts charged that the amount of bribe received by the defendant is KRW 100 million should be pronounced not guilty pursuant to the latter part of Article 325 of the Criminal Procedure Act, since there is no proof of a crime. However, as long as the court found the defendant guilty of the crime of acceptance of bribe as stated in the judgment

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