STOCKHOLM: A Danish court extended Wednesday for another month the detention of the daughter of Choi Soon-Sil, the woman at the center of a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea’s president. Chung Yoo-Ra, the 20-year-old daughter of the woman dubbed South Korea’s “Rasputin”, is one of the figures in the influence-peddling scandal that sparked massive street protests demanding the removal of President Park Geun-Hye. Chung was detained in Denmark on January 1 for overstaying her visa, after South Korean authorities issued a warrant for her arrest. “The detention has been extended until March 22,” a court spokeswoman told Agence France-Presse. Several professors at Ewha Women’s University, including a former school president, have been investigated for allegedly giving Chung preferential treatment.

Source: Manila Times February 22, 2017 11:46 UTC