A person in their 20s who posted a large notice criticizing the president on a university building... Court rules guilty

Daejeon District Court. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] A court has sentenced a man in his 20s who posted a large notice criticizing President Moon Jae-in on a university building to a fine.

According to the legal community on the 24th, Hong Seong-wook, Chief Judge of Criminal Division 3 at Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Court, sentenced Kim (25), who was indicted for trespassing, to a fine of 500,000 won.

The basis for the guilty verdict is reportedly an internal university guideline stating that permission from the school authorities must be obtained to post notices. Trespassing is established when entering a building against the will of the building manager.

Kim was indicted for posting large notices criticizing President Moon in several places inside buildings on Dankook University Cheonan Campus in Cheonan, Chungnam, last November.

The prosecution filed a summary indictment against Kim with a fine of 1,000,000 won, but Kim claimed innocence and requested a formal trial.

The case initially began when Dankook University reported Kim’s actions to the police as part of cooperation.

Dankook University expressed that it did not wish for punishment from the investigation stage, but it is reported that the investigative authorities did not accept this.

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