The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions handles extradition case
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is now handling the case of the 20-year-old South Korean woman who was arrested last night by North Jutland Police. The woman named Chung Yoo-ra is the daughter of Choi Soon-sil involved in a large South Korean criminal case.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is the authority in Denmark that deals with extradition requests from other countries. Consequently, the prosecutor at the North Jutland Police today forwarded the extradition case of the 20-year-old Chung Yoo-ra to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Deputy Director Mohammad Ahsan from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
says: "Naturally, we treat this case with the same thoroughness as any other case. We are already in dialogue with the South Korean Ministry of Justice, and we have asked them to send a formal extradition request, which will then be assessed."
The Court of Aalborg has decided that Chung Yoo-ra is to remain in custody for four weeks. She is charged with having committed extensive economical crime in South Korea.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will assess a formal extradition request from the South Korean authorities, which means that it is the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions who initially decides whether the request for extradition can be met. The question of the legality of a decision to extradite can be brought before the court by the requested person.
For further information please contact The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions communications consultant Simon Gosvig 72 68 90 54.
