Police: "Four Investigation Requests Related to Private Education Cartel, Will Conduct Direct Investigation"
All 4 Cases Assigned to the Major Crime Investigation Division
The police will directly investigate the private education cartel and corruption issues commissioned by the Ministry of Education.
On the 10th, Woo Jong-su, head of the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency, stated at a press briefing, "We have received four investigation requests from the Ministry of Education regarding the private education cartel and corruption," adding, "Since this is a matter of great public interest, the Major Crimes Investigation Division will conduct the investigation directly."
Recently, the Ministry of Education requested police investigations into four cases?two each on the 3rd and 7th?related to suspicions of collusion between private education companies and the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) question-setting system.
The cases commissioned by the Ministry involve instances such as academy instructors telling students that they met with CSAT question setters and subsequently directly mentioning expected question types to their students, and allegations that instructors at large entrance exam academies systematically managed current teachers who were former CSAT and mock exam question setters, creating textbooks using questions purchased from them.
Additionally, as of 5 p.m. on the 7th, the police reported that 1,069 cases of 'unregistered birth infants' had been reported nationwide to city and provincial offices, with 939 cases (11 deaths, 782 missing, 146 confirmed whereabouts) under investigation. The number of unregistered birth infants confirmed deceased increased by seven from the 6th to a total of 34.
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Director Woo explained, "Among the 34 cases of infant deaths, four have been forwarded to prosecution, and investigations into 19 cases have been closed due to no charges," adding, "Investigations are ongoing for 11 cases where there is a possibility of homicide."
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