In the group chat room, "Cursing text"...Supreme Court "Not a crime of insult"

The Supreme Court ruled that even if abusive language that could offend the other person was used, it could not be regarded as an insult if it did not reach the level of lowering social evaluation.

The Supreme Court broke the original court's fine of 1.5 million won for Kim, who was indicted on charges of insult on the 8th, and returned the case to the Suwon District Court.

The Supreme Court saw that A's writings were only negative and critical opinions or feelings toward the victim, and it was difficult to conclude that they included expressions that could infringe on the victim's external reputation.

The intention is that which expression corresponds to insult should be strictly judged in light of the objective circumstances, not the other person's subjective feelings.Kim, who belongs to the

Regional Housing Association Promotion Committee, was charged with insulting the victim by using expressions such as "robbery" and "double-headed meat" in the emergency response committee's group chat room when the victim, who was the chairman of the promotion committee, did not properly go through the process of approving the establishment of the union.

Kim explained that it was intended to inform the emergency committee members of the victim's illegality and explain how to respond, but the first and second trials convicted him.