Case on Crime of Factual Defamation
[2017Hun-Ma1113, 2018Hun-Ba330 (consolidated)]
Complainants
1. L.G. (2017Hun-Ma1113)
Represented by State-appointed Attorney Kim Beongchul
2. K.M. (2018Hun-Ba330)
Represented by Attorney Ahn Hongik
Original Case
Supreme Court 2018Do2371 Defamation (2018Hun-Ba330)
Decided
February 25, 2021
Holding
1. The complaint of Complainant L.G. is rejected.
2. Article 307, Section (1) of the Criminal Act (amended by Act No.
5057 on December 29, 1995) does not violate the Constitution.
Reasoning
Ⅰ. Overview of the Case
A. 2017Hun-Ma1113
On August 27, 2017, Complainant L.G. had his companion dog treated
by a veterinarian. Believing that the veterinarian’s improper diagnosis
and treatment at that time resulted in the dog having an unnecessary
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