the Seoul Central District Court. The criminal appeal was held under Judge Han Jung-duk (). On June 11, 1997, the appeals court reversed the lower court's ruling, convicting Shin Dong-hyun and sentencing him to two years imprisonment. Park Hyo-su (), former production manager of Dong Ah Construction's Bupyeo Steel factory was sentenced to two years imprisonment, having previously been serving a suspended sentence of five years' probation from three years imprisonment. The former director of the Dongbu Construction office in Seoul, Yeo Yong-won () was sentenced to one year six months imprisonment, having previously been serving a suspended sentence of four years' probation from two years imprisonment. Sentences for all other defendants were reversed to their original lengths of ten months to three years imprisonment, two to five years' probation, and fines of 5 million won each. In December 1995, between the decision of the first court and the appeals court, an amendment to the law reduced the punishment for forging public documents to a fine. In particular, the former head of the city's road construction office Lee Shin-young () was the only defendant not convicted with negligent manslaughter. Thus, in June 1997, Lee's sentence was reduced from 2 years' probation, suspended from one year imprisonment, to a fine of 5 million won. The former head of the city's road maintenance office Kim Jae-seok () was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months imprisonment and three years probation. Construction supervisors for the city of Seoul (), Kim Seok-gi () and Lee Woo-yeon () would be sentenced to one year and 6 months imprisonment and three years' probation while Lee would be sentenced to one year imprisonment and two years' probation. The former director of the Dongbu Construction office in Seoul, Yeo Yong-won () was sentenced to two years imprisonment and four years' probation. Former Vice President Kim Myeong-nyeom () and public affairs manager Jang Rae-ik () of Dong Ah Construction were both sentenced to two years imprisonment and five years' probation. Technical director of Dong Ah Construction's Bupyeo Steel factory Lee Kyu-dae () was sentenced to three years imprisonment and five years' probation. The defendants appealed the ruling, and the case was taken to the Korean Supreme Court. In South Korea, the Supreme Court can only consider appeals with regards to the law, and cannot alter sentencing. Defendants argued that they were not individually responsible for the bridge collapse, because