A former executive of the controversial ride-hailing service 'Tada' has been acquitted by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court's Third Division (presiding Justice Oh Seok-joon) today (3st) confirmed the decision to dismiss the appeal of the original trial that acquitted former CEO Lee Jae-woong of Sokka and former CEO of VCNC Park Jae-wook, who was the operator of Tada, who were accused of violating the Passenger Motor Transport Business Act.

Sokka and VCNC Corporation, who were also indicted, were also acquitted.

Tada Basic is a service that rents an 1-seater van with a driver through a smartphone application and has been the core business model of Tada.

VCNC operated by renting rental cars from Sokka back to customers with drivers.

Prosecutors believed that Tada Basic was an "illegal call taxi business" prohibited under the old Passenger Motor Vehicle Act, and indicted Lee and Park without detention in October 11.

Tada, on the other hand, claimed that it was legal as a "car rental, including a driver arrangement."

The courts of first and second instance accepted Tada's argument and acquitted the two men.

The Supreme Court also acknowledged this, saying, "There was no error in the original judgment that violated the rules of logic and empirical principles, or misunderstood the jurisprudence concerning the interpretation of the provisions of the old Passenger Motor Vehicle Act and the declaration of intent."

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