High school first-year student academic achievement assessment test answers leaked... Police files charges against cram school teacher = Korean report

It has come to light that answers to questions in a National Joint Academic Assessment Test for first-year high school students held in June had been leaked, and police have filed charges against several cram school instructors and are expanding their investigation.
On the 1st, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Anti-Corruption Investigation Team analyzed the SNS channels where the leaked answers and explanations were shared, identified the people involved, and filed charges against them including obstruction of justice.
The case involved the National Joint Academic Aptitude Test held on the 4th of last month, in which the answers and explanations for the English questions were posted on an open chat room on social media before the test ended.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education became aware of the situation and immediately asked the police to investigate. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has notified the police of the circumstances surrounding the leak of the files and those involved in the incident.
While tracking down the suspects, police are also continuing their investigation without ruling out the possibility that teachers or education officials who had access to the explanatory materials before the exam was over may have been involved.
The answer to the question was posted on social media at around 1:10 p.m., about 40 minutes before the start of the exam.
It was reported that about 3,200 people participated in the test. The questions for this academic assessment were set by the Busan Metropolitan Education Office, and the questions and explanation files were distributed to the education offices of 17 cities and provinces nationwide at the end of April.
The questions were distributed in advance. The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education said, "The questions that were leaked on social media are the same as the test papers issued by our office."
In addition to the instructor currently under investigation, the police are also investigating the source of the leaked materials and whether there were any accomplices.
The investigation is ongoing. Depending on the results of the investigation, more people may be charged or punished. The education world is calling this case a "serious crime that has damaged the fairness of the national academic achievement assessment test."
The education bureaus of 17 cities and provinces across the country are currently discussing how to respond to the incident.