A South Korean court has rejected a warrant request by prosecutors to arrest Chung Yoo-ra, 20, after she was detained over a corruption scandal.
SEOUL, South Korea — A 20-year-old woman who was detained by South Korean authorities over a massive corruption scandal that centers on her jailed mother and the country’s ousted president has been released.
The Seoul Central District Court on Saturday rejected a warrant request by prosecutors to formally arrest Chung Yoo-ra, who was extradited from Denmark on Wednesday. It’s difficult to see Chung as a threat to destroy evidence when prosecutors had already gathered the essential evidence they need to push ahead with their investigation, the court said.
Meeting reporters after her release, Chung bowed and apologized to the public for “causing concerns” and promised to continue cooperating with prosecutors. But she denied breaking any laws and repeated that she didn’t have specific knowledge about her mother’s alleged crimes.
“There are a lot of things I don’t know, ” said Chung, an equestrian athlete and single mother of an infant son. “There are things I can’t answer accurately because I don’t have anything to say about it, and I am sorry for that.
