Police Refer Group Involved in Arranging Unqualified Instructors at Illegal Driving Schools

The ringleader and instructors who arranged unqualified instructors for illegal driving academies have been handed over to the prosecution.

According to the police on the 27th, the Geumcheon Police Station in Seoul sent 69 people, including the detained ringleader Mr. A (40, male), who is charged with violating the Road Traffic Act, to the prosecution the day before. Under the Road Traffic Act, only qualified driving instructors who have received related training and education are allowed to conduct on-road driving training.

Mr. A is suspected of connecting students recruited online by illegal driving academies to unqualified instructors and collecting brokerage fees. He also avoided investigation by receiving instructors' check cards and withdrawing brokerage fees directly from ATMs.

The unqualified instructors either asked students who wanted on-road training to bring their own cars or used their own vehicles to conduct the training. It was investigated that about 20,000 students received training from unqualified instructors.

A police official stated, "If you receive education from unregistered driving academies or unqualified instructors, it may be difficult to handle traffic accidents due to insufficient safety measures and insurance issues," and added, "We will continue to collect intelligence and strengthen crackdowns on unregistered paid driving education activities in the future."

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