Police Investigate Seoul National University Professor Over 'Eumdae Admission Fraud Allegations'

The police investigating allegations of admission fraud at Seoul National University College of Music have booked a Seoul National University professor as a suspect.

According to the police on the 14th, the Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has booked Professor A of Seoul National University College of Music on charges of obstruction of business and is conducting an investigation.

The police are reportedly examining whether Professor A, who served as the department head, was involved in the selection process of the admission screening committee for the 2022 academic year at the College of Music.

Earlier, the police booked three external professors who participated as screening committee members at the time on charges of obstruction of business, suspecting that they admitted students fraudulently by giving higher scores to students they privately tutored. On the 12th, the police also conducted a search and seizure of the Seoul National University Admissions Office and the College of Music offices.

In October, the police also searched the Admissions Office of Sookmyung Women's University, where allegations of admission fraud at the College of Music surfaced. They are investigating, believing that the same broker is involved in the admission fraud allegations at both Sookmyung Women's University and Seoul National University.

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