Appeal dismissed; court upheld acquittal due to truth defense and public interest motive in defamation case.

The appellate court dismissed the private prosecutor's appeal, upholding the first-instance acquittal of the defendant. The defendant argued that the court erred in fact-finding and misinterpreted the law regarding public defamation, while the prosecutor claimed the defendant's statements were false and lacked truth. The court ruled that the defendant acted in a socially justified public interest to expose genuine criticisms of the housing cooperative's management, thereby establishing a valid defense against the criminal charge.