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Arrest warrant issued for daughter of President Park’s friend
South Korean investigators raided the National Pension Service over possible links to the scandal plaguing President Park Geun-hye after issuing a warrant of arrest for the daughter of Park’s friend.
The warrant was issued by a court on Wednesday for the arrest of Chung Yoo-ra, the 20-year-old daughter of Choi Soon-sil, Park’s long-time friend who is in custody and on trial for fraud and abuse of power.
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Chung’s lawyer has said she is in Germany, where she flew with her mother and child in September, according to media reports.
“We have Chung’s arrest warrant on several charges including obstruction of justice and we plan to request the cooperation of German prosecutors based on these charges,” Lee Kyu-chul, a spokesman for the special prosecutor’s office, told a news conference.
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