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Han Won-seok confessed in a video on the YouTube channel of his lawyer

ByDan Sales
  • Published23 minutes ago

A candidate who came first in South Korea's certified tax accountancy exam has admitted cheating by using a miniature camera, mobile phone and AI tools.

Han Won-seok confessed in a video on the YouTube account of his lawyer, Lee Don-Ho, adding that he had confessed to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and offered details on how he cheated.

The 34-year-old scored 397.5 out of 400 points in the first round, getting just one of 160 questions wrong, which initially raised suspicions and sparked online speculation.