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蘇煥智發文指黃承國父親靈堂有警官折紙蓮花,二審維持無罪判決
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蘇煥智發文指黃承國父親靈堂有警官折紙蓮花,二審維持無罪判決

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前台南縣長蘇煥智在2022年九合一選舉前於臉書發文,指前國策顧問黃承國父親過世後,多位高階警官至靈堂折紙蓮花。黃承國提告妨害名譽,台北地方法院一審認定折紙蓮花為中性用語,判蘇無罪。黃上訴,台灣高等法院今駁回上訴,維持無罪確定。

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蘇煥智為前台南縣長,曾參選台北市長。黃承國為前國策顧問,其父親於2020年3月過世。蘇煥智在2022年九合一選舉前於臉書發文,指黃父靈堂有高階警官折紙蓮花,並質疑其影響力。

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前台南縣長蘇煥智於2022年縣市長等九合一大選前,接連在臉書發文指出前國策顧問黃承國的父親於2020年過世後,多位高階警官至黃父靈堂前折紙蓮花。黃承國不滿,提告妨害名譽,台北地方法院一審認定折紙蓮花是中性用語,不足以毀損名譽,判蘇煥智無罪;黃上訴,二審高等法院今判決駁回上訴,維持無罪確定。

判決指出,黃承國主張他的父親在2020年3月過世,並沒有高階警官赴靈堂折紙花,蘇煥智明知如此,卻於2022年10月12日至15日,在臉書接連刊登3篇文章指稱「前國策顧問黃承國的父親過世後,一位民進黨的立委也先去祭拜捻香,結果他發現一堆縣市級別及中央單位的警察局長,竟然都到木柵國仔家折紙蓮花」、「誰賦予阿國那麼大參贊國家高階警官升遷的權限」、「很顯然這些高階警官的升遷如果不是透過木柵國仔管道,他們豈能如此順服呢?」、「有這麼多的高階警官來參拜及折蓮花紙,代表黃的實質影響力驚人」等。

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黃承國獲知文章後,控告蘇煥智妨害名譽。台北地檢署偵查後認為,蘇煥智是執業律師並曾任立法委員,具有相當法律專業知識,且曾任台南縣長、常任政論節目來賓、多次競選公職,其言論具有高度傳播與影響力,但未提出證據證明足以確信所述為真的相當理由,未盡合理查證義務即於事發2年後、選前1個月刻意發表言論,當時蘇正在參選台北市長,文章佐以黑金、貪腐等聳動敏感言論,以獲取聲量及關注度,目的顯然是為了增加宣傳曝光度,並非基於善意發表言論,有真實惡意,將蘇提起公訴。

一審台北地院法官認為,依照蘇的文章脈絡觀察,蘇是轉述聽聞一位民進黨立委於黃父過世後,到場祭拜捻香時所見情況,而折紙蓮花於傳統習俗中,象徵為往生者除去業障,渡化其冤親債主、脫離苦難之意,蘇的文章意指有縣市級別及中央單位的警察局長到黃家為黃父除業障、渡冤親,為中性陳述,客觀上難以認定足以毀損黃的名譽,不符誹謗罪要件,文章屬適當評論可受公評之事,應受言論自由保障,判蘇無罪。

黃承國上訴,高等法院審理後,今天宣判,駁回上訴,維持一審無罪判決,全案確定。

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  • 是否真的有高階警官前往黃承國父親靈堂折紙蓮花
  • 蘇煥智是否具體知悉該事實或僅為聽聞
  • 折紙蓮花在此情境下是否具備特定政治或社會象徵意涵

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