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Extradition
Denmark, May 24, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) A South Korean woman, who was wanted for interrogation in connection with the scandal that brought down President Park Geun-hye has withdrawn her appeal against extradition from Denmark.
The Danish state prosecutor said on Wednesday that “the decision to extradite the woman, Ms Chung Yoo-Ra is now final’’.
“She has canceled her appeal to the High Court,” a spokesman for the Danish state prosecutor said, adding that an extradition date had not yet been set.
Chung is the daughter of Choi Soon-sil, a friend of Park accused of colluding with the former president to pressure businesses to contribute to non-profit foundations.
Both Choi and Park have denied wrongdoings.
In April, a Danish court had upheld a decision by Denmark’s public prosecutor to allow the extradition of Chung, a 20-year-old dressage rider “for the purpose of prosecution in her home country”. (Reuters/NAN)
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Edited by Celine-Damilola Oyewole/Grace Yussuf