South Korean court issues arrest warrant for daughter of President Park's friend Choi Soon Sil


Chung Yoo Ra (second from right) and her teammates receiving gold medals at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, in 2014.PHOTO: FEDERATION EQUESTRE INTERNATIONALE/Straits Times

SEOUL (REUTERS) - A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for Chung Yoo Ra, daughter of President Park Geun Hye's friend, Choi Soon Sil, who is in custody and on trial for an influence-peddling case that led parliament to vote to impeach Ms Park.

Mr Lee Kyu Chul, a spokesman for South Korea's special prosecutor's office, told a news conference on Wednesday (Dec 21) that they would be asking for the cooperation of German prosecutors to arrest Ms Chung, who they believe is in Germany.

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