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Controversy over 'Assassination(s)' at Ministry of Education Audit... "Danger to Students" "Film Censorship"

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Mi-na = During the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Education and other agencies by the National Assembly Education Committee on the 7th, the movie 'Assassins', which deals with the shooting death of the late First Lady Yuk Young-soo...

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The film “Assassin (s)” about the attack on Mrs. Yoo Young-soo in 1974 was also on the cutting board during the National Audit by the National Assembly Board of Education. Members of the People's Power are arguing that the film can instill a distorted historical perception among young people and that the Ministry of Education should be involved in school group visits, etc. 7

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The importance of education was emphasized during the parliamentary audit regarding the controversy over historical distortion in the movie *Assassination(s)*. Minister Choi Kyo-jin affirmed the importance of media literacy education, stating that education distinguishing between fact and fiction is necessary to establish a correct historical perspective among students.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Mi-na = During the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Education and other agencies by the National Assembly Education Committee on the 7th, the movie 'Assassins', which deals with the shooting death of the late First Lady Yuk Young-soo...

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[Digital Daily Reporter Chae Seong-oh] The controversy over historical awareness surrounding the movie *Assassination(s)* has spread to the National Assembly Education Committee's parliamentary audit. During the audit of the Ministry of Education and the National Education Commission held on the 7th, Representative Jeong Seong-guk (People Power Party), who was the first to ask questions, inquired with Minister of Education Choi Gyo-jin about the…

Regarding the push for school group viewings of the movie *Assassination(s)*, which is based on the assassination of First Lady Yuk Young-soo, Minister of Education Choi Kyo-jin stated, "There are limits to the Ministry of Education interfering in every single instance." During the National Assembly Education Committee's audit of the Ministry of Education on the 7th, People Power Party lawmaker Jung Sung-kook cited a recent case where a group v…

The National Assembly's national audit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism began as a workshop surrounding the movie “Assassin (s).”

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asiae.co.kr broke the news on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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