Daughter abandons appeal:
The daughter of the woman at the centre of a
corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea’s ousted president has cancelled her appeal against extradition, a Danish court said Wednesday.
Chung Yoo-Ra, the 20-year-old daughter of the woman dubbed South Korea’s “Rasputin”, is one of the figures in the influence-peddling scandal that sparked huge street protests demanding the removal of president Park GeunHye.
“Decision to extradite Korean Ms. Chung is now final,” the court announced on Twitter. “She has cancelled (her) appeal to (the) High Court.”
An extradition date has not been set, the court said.
Chung was detained in Denmark on Jan 1 for overstaying her visa, after South Korean authorities issued a warrant for her arrest.
Seoul then sought her extradition, which the Danish public prosecution authority approved in March. Chung took her case against extradition to the Aalborg district court, but the court upheld her extradition, which she then appealed. (AFP)