Applicants for the Bar Exam Sue the State for Damages... "Must Take Responsibility for Question Leaks and Cheating"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Candidates who took the bar exam this year have filed a lawsuit against the state seeking damages, citing responsibility for the exam irregularities that occurred during this year's bar exam.

The legal representatives for the 10th Bar Exam State Compensation Lawsuit held a press conference on the 8th in front of the Seoul Central District Court, stating, "This exam was conducted amid a total crisis, including the leak of the public law case problem, aiding and abetting cheating by underlining in the law book, and the early termination incident at Ewha Womans University’s 4th test site."

The representatives said, "The public law case problem was set at a level almost identical to the mock exam explanation materials used in lectures at Yonsei University Law School," adding, "It is the Ministry of Justice’s negligence to have the duty to manage and supervise by rechecking with the submitter when a problem registered in the question bank is actually used as an exam question."

Regarding the Ministry of Justice’s decision not to grade the relevant question and to give all candidates full marks, they said, "This does not resolve the unfairness at all, as even candidates who received good scores regardless of the leak suffer innocent damage, and it is negligence in itself."

They also criticized the Ministry of Justice’s rule change during the exam allowing underlining only at some test sites, saying, "This is a violation of the Enforcement Decree of the Bar Examination Act and an act that infringes on candidates’ trust and their right to be evaluated fairly and equally."

Thirteen candidates from the 10th bar exam are participating in this lawsuit, each claiming 3 million won. The representatives explained that the amount may increase during the course of the lawsuit.

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