Uzbek students fined for TOPIK proxy test scheme

Two Uzbek students were each fined 5 million won ($3,400) for attempting to cheat on the Test of Proficiency in Korean by having one take the exam on behalf of the other, the Chuncheon District Court said Saturday. The court found the defendants guilty of obstructing performance of official duties by fraudulent means, for the proxy testing at the Korean test conducted on Nov. 16. According to the court, a 27-year-old Uzbek student met a 29-year-old student of the same nationality outside an elem