Subject Matters of Review The subject matters of review in this case are whether: 1) the permission granted by the court six times for the interception of telecommunications transmitted and received through the Internet line purchased in the name of the Complainant (the “Permission at Issue”); 2) the interception conducted six times by the director of NIS from October 9, 2013, to April 28, 2015, under the Permission at Issue (the “Interception at Issue”); and 3) the part concerning “telecommunications transmitted and received through Internet lines” of Article 5 Section 2 of the Protection of Communication Secrets Act (the “Provision at Issue”) which provides a legal basis for the Permission at Issue and Interception at Issue, infringe on the fundamental rights. Summary of the Decision 1. Regarding the Permission at Issue The Permission at Issue amounts to the exercise of authoritative legal judgment by the court on a matter that is collateral to, but distinct from, the procedure of trials governed by the Protection of Communications Secrets Act (the “Act at Issue”). Such legal judgment falls under the scope of “judgment of the court” not subject to a constitutional complaint, as prescribed in Article 68 Section 1 of the Constitutional Court Act. Therefore, the Complainant’s claim challenging the constitutionality of the Permission at Issue is non-justiciable. 2. Regarding the Interception at Issue Since the Interception at Issue has already terminated, the protectable interest derived from subjective rights is extinguished. And since the Court will review the Provision at Issue in its judgment on the merits, the examination of the Interception at Issue is deemed to have no - 2 -