▲ 박경귀 전 아산시장     ©정지완 기자

대법원, 허위사실공표 혐의 2심 선고형량 그대로 유지...

박 전 시장, 5년간 피선거권 박탈... 선거비용 2억여 원도 반환해야...

공직선거법 위반 혐의로 재판에 넘겨져 2심에서 당선무효에 해당하는 벌금 1500만 원을 선고받고, 대법원에 상고했던 박경귀 아산시장에 대해 대법원이 8일, 2심 선고형량을그대로 유지하면서 박 시장은 대법원 확정판결과 동시에 시장직을 상실하게 됐다.

대법원에서 벌금 1500만 원이 확정돼 시장직을 상실한 박 시장은 공직선거법 규정에따라 100만 원 이상의 벌금형이 확정되면서 앞으로 5년동안 선거권과 피선거권이 박탈돼 선거에 출마 할 수 없게 됐다.

박 시장은 또 대법원 확정판결로 당선이 무효화 되면서 공직선거법 57조와 265조에 따라 선관위로부터 판결문을 통지받은 날로부터 30일 이내에 지난 지방선거당시 보전받은 선거비용 2억여 원과 기탁금 등을 반납할 처지에 놓이게 됐다.

앞서 시장직을 상실한 박 시장은 지난 2022년 지방선거당시 상대 후보였던 더불어민주당 오세현 후보와 관련해 부동산 투기의혹 등을 공표한 혐의로 재판에 넘겨졌었다.

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Supreme Court, Asan Mayor Park Kyung-gyu's fine of 15 million won confirmed, 'loss of mayoral position'

Upholds the sentence of the second trial for false fact announcement...

Former Mayor Park, disqualified from running for office for 5 years... Must also return election expenses of 200 million won...

The Supreme Court upheld the sentence of the second trial for Asan Mayor Park Kyung-gyu, who was brought to trial on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act and sentenced to a fine of 15 million won equivalent to invalidation of election in the second trial and appealed to the Supreme Court, on the 8th, and Mayor Park lost his mayoral position at the same time as the Supreme Court's final ruling.

Mayor Park, who lost his mayoral position after the Supreme Court confirmed a fine of 15 million won, will be deprived of his voting rights and right to run for office for the next 5 years as a fine of 1 million won or more is confirmed in accordance with the Public Official Election Act.

Mayor Park was also forced to return the election expenses of approximately 200 million won and deposits received during the last local election within 30 days of receiving the ruling from the National Election Commission in accordance with Articles 57 and 265 of the Public Official Election Act, as his election was invalidated by the Supreme Court's final ruling.

Mayor Park, who previously lost his mayoral position, was brought to trial on charges of publicizing real estate speculation suspicions related to his opponent, Democratic Party candidate Oh Se-hyun, during the 2022 local elections.