The appeal is dismissed.

The grounds of appeal are examined.

For the reasons indicated in its holding, the lower court upheld the first instance judgment that acquitted the Defendant on the ground that there was no proof of a crime regarding the violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. (Defamation) as of July 14, 2012 and January 23, 2013 among the facts charged in the instant case against the Defendant.

The judgment below

Examining the reasoning in light of the record, the lower court did not err in its judgment by exceeding the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence against logical and empirical rules, or by misapprehending the legal doctrine regarding the purpose of statement of fact and defamation, contrary to what

Therefore, the appeal is dismissed. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.