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The prosecutor's appeal is dismissed.
Reasons
1. The summary of the grounds for appeal is that the respective punishment of the court below (the fine of two million won is imposed on the violation of the Political Fund Act due to the failure to make an accounting report on the election expenses, and the fine of five hundred thousand won is imposed on the violation of the Political Fund Act due to the failure to make an accounting report on the disbursement of political funds) is too uneasible.
2. The instant crime is acknowledged that the Defendant, who is a candidate for an election of a National Assembly member at the same time, failed to make an accounting report on election expenses and stopping funds at the Election Management Committee after the election of a National Assembly member, thereby guaranteeing the adequate provision of political funds, ensuring transparency by disclosing the details of revenues and expenditures, and preventing any malpractice related to political funds, and thus, violating the purpose of the Political Fund Act to contribute to the sound development of democratic politics.
However, in full view of the following circumstances: (a) the Defendant recognized the instant crime and reflects the mistake; (b) the Defendant did not have any criminal record of the same kind and suspension of execution or more; (c) there was no special circumstance or change of circumstances that may be newly considered in the trial after the pronouncement of the original judgment; and (d) the Defendant’s age, sexual conduct, environment, the process and consequence of the instant crime; and (e) circumstances that form the conditions for sentencing as indicated in the instant records and pleadings, such as the circumstances after the commission of the crime, the lower court’
3. In conclusion, the prosecutor's appeal is dismissed in accordance with Article 364 (4) of the Criminal Procedure Act on the grounds that the appeal is without merit. It is so decided as per Disposition.