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유병언(사망) 전 세모그룹 회장의 도피를 총괄지휘한 혐의로 기소된 유씨의 매제 오갑렬(61) 전 체코대사가 무죄를 확정받았다.
대법원 1부(주심 김용덕 대법관)는 범인은닉·도피 교사 혐의로 기소된 오씨에게 무죄를 선고한 원심을 확정했다고 24일 밝혔다.
오 전 대사는 지난해 4월 세월호 참사가 발생한 뒤 검찰이 유씨를 수사하기 시작하자 은신처를 물색하는 등 유씨의 도피를 돕고 편지 등으로 수사상황과 대응상황 등을 보고한 혐의로 기소됐다.
1·2심은 친족간에는 범인도피나 은닉죄를 적용해 처벌할 수 없다며 무죄를 선고했다.
형법 151조는 범인을 은닉하거나 도피하게 하면 처벌하도록 하고 있지만, 친족 또는 동거하는 가족이 이런 죄를 범하면 처벌하지 않는다고 돼 있다.
오 전 대사는 유씨 동생의 남편으로 2촌의 인척관계가 된다. 대법원도 이런 법조항에 따라 처벌할 수 없다고 본 원심이 정당하다고 판단했다. (연합)
Ex-diplomat acquitted of masterminding escape of late sunken ferry owner
The nation's top court Thursday found a former South Korean ambassador to the Czech Republic not guilty of helping the late owner of a sunken ferry evade a massive police manhunt.
The Supreme Court, upholding a lower court's decision, acquitted Oh Gab-riel of masterminding the plan to help Yoo Byung-eun, Oh's brother-in-law, hide out from the police manhunt that started after the deadly sinking of the ferry Sewol on April 16, 2014.
Oh was charged with keeping the fugitive informed of the latest news on the investigation and other matters.
The ruling was made in consideration of his family relations based on the local criminal code that condones helping family members evade police.
Police accused Yoo, the owner of the ill-fated ferry, of severely compromising the navigation safety of the ferry by overloading the vessel and ordering an illegal renovation. More than 300 people died in the ferry accident. (Yonhap)
