STOCKHOLM – A Danish court has extended the detention of the daughter of the former confidante of South Korea’s president.
Special prosecutor David Schmidt Hvelplund told The Associated Press on Monday that Chung Yoo-ra will remain in detention until Feb. 22. The court is awaiting additional information before deciding whether to meet a South Korean extradition request as part of a corruption investigation.
Chung was arrested in Aalborg, northern Denmark, on Jan.