Two Executives of the Korea Communications Commission Sentenced Guilty in Second Trial... Charged with Improper Suspension of Internal Investigation

Executives of the Korea Communications Commission were acquitted in the first trial after being indicted on charges of improperly halting an internal investigation to prevent the imposition of fines on telecommunications companies, but were found guilty in the appellate trial.

According to the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office on the 9th, the Seoul Eastern District Court Criminal Appeals Division 1-1 (Presiding Judges Jang Chan, Kim Chang-hyun, and So Byung-seok) overturned the first trial's acquittal and sentenced A, a director-level official at the Korea Communications Commission, who was indicted on charges of abuse of authority and obstruction of rights, to six months in prison with a one-year probation on the 2nd. Manager-level official B, who was also acquitted in the first trial, was sentenced to a fine of 10 million won in the appellate trial.

They were indicted without detention in December 2019 on charges of improperly halting an investigation related to 'excessive gifts in internet bundled products' conducted by subordinate public officials in March 2015, with the intent to prevent the imposition of fines on telecommunications companies.

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