This kept the mayor in office.
The Supreme Court today (31st) sent the case back to the Gwangju High Court, breaking the original court that sentenced Jeongeup Mayor Lee Hak-soo to a fine of 10 million won for violating the Public Official Election Act.
The court explained that the expressions in question used by Mayor Lee during the June 1 local elections in 2022 are "expression of opinion," and that false facts mentioned in TV debate remarks and press releases are only peripheral, making it difficult to establish a crime.
Earlier, Mayor Lee was fined 10 million won in the first and second trials after he was indicted on charges of publishing false information about his opponent during the June 1 local elections in 2022.
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