in stressing that the victim and his/her project in the financial industry need to be verified. 4. Examining the reasoning of the lower judgment in light of the foregoing legal principle and the record, the lower court did not err by exceeding the bounds of the principle of the free evaluation of evidence contravening logical and empirical rules, or by misapprehending the legal doctrine on the constitution of the violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (defamation). 5. The prosecutor’s final appeal is dismissed as it is without merit. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench. Justices Lee Dong-won (Presiding Justice) Kim Jae-hyung (Justice in charge) Min You-sook Rho Tae-ak * This translation is provisional and subject to revision. * The published English version of the Supreme Court Decision will be made available at the end of the year