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57 people arrested over exam cheating fraud in Morocco

Xinhua, June 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

A total of 57 people were arrested for their alleged involvement in exam cheating fraud in Morocco, local police said on Saturday.

The suspects from 15 cities and towns were accused of leaking baccalaureate exams questions, posting them online and sending answers to students sitting for the exam on their mobile phones for cash.

The authorities said they also seized a large quantity of computers, mobile phones, digital kits and printers used in these fraud operations.

The Education Ministry, which had previously assured that various measures had been taken to combat cheating, also reported more than 3,000 cheating cases during the exams taken by half a million secondary school students earlier this week.

A copy of the mathematics exam was leaked and posted on Facebook hours before the test on Wednesday, stirring a flurry of protest among students and parents.

As a result, students were called to retake the exam on Friday, while investigations are still ongoing to find the people involved. Endit