Education Ministry requests probe into 17 involved in state history textbooks
Social affairsJun 8, 2018
The Ministry of Education said Friday it has asked the prosecution to investigate 17 people, including five former presidential officials, involved in the publication of state-authored history textbooks under the previous Park Geun-hye administration. The ministry wrapped up its monthslong internal inquiry into the allegations that they abused power in pushing for the introduction of government-issued history textbooks in high schools. They were widely criticized for rightist bias and distortion