The Most Wanted Woman In Korea is A 20-Year Old Single Mom On the Run In Germany
Via All News Korea, comes something about Chung Yoo-ra the daughter of the woman behind the ROK Presidential scandal, she is a single mother:
Well, Chung’s passport has now been canceled and South Korea’s special prosecutor is requesting that Germany freeze assets belonging to the Choi family. They are specifically asking that Germany extradite her to South Korea or to arrest and deport her, as her passport is no longer valid. However, it is not known where exactly Chung is, although it is suspected she is with the baby she gave birth to in 2015 (the father of the child, who has since broken up with Chung, has returned to South Korea and was interviewed by authorities). Indeed, the special prosecution asked that Chung attend a parliamentary hearing last week. She was nowhere to be found and even Choi’s lawyer , Lee Kyung-Jae, didn’t know where she was: “I don’t know when she will return. She has the freedom to make a choice [whether to attend the hearing or not].” By virtue of her no show, she is now accused of another serious charge, obstruction of justice. [All News Korea]
You can read more at the link.
Germany authorities to Korea: “Just so we’re clear on this. You want us to hunt this girl down and extradite her … not for murder … not for kidnapping … not for embezzling millions of dollars … but for getting admitted into a university for which she wasn’t qualified? While we’re at it, shall we also hunt down Koreans residing in Germany who have outstanding parking tickets back in Korea?”
@Guitard, good point. It will be interesting to see if the Germans try to extradite her back to Korea. She must have some kind of visa to stay in Germany for a set amount of time. I would think she will probably stay in Germany as long as she is legally able to until the circus back in Korea blows over.
It sounds like she also has a baby in Germany who was born there – which might make her the parent of a German child; or a child with dual Korean-German citizenship. I don’t know how that might affect her legal status in Germany, but it certainly can’t hurt. I’m sure the German government will also take into consideration the severity of the crime (or lack thereof) when considering whether it wants to expend any resources in searching for Chung.
I read this at MSN’s Korean language news website (my translation):
“The special prosecutor plans to request that Interpol issue a red notice to detain Chung as soon as her passport is revoked.”
I’m not familiar with an Interpol “red notice” so I did a little reading and found this:
An Interpol notice is an international alert circulated by Interpol to communicate information about crimes, criminals, and threats from police in a member state (or an authorized international entity) to their counterparts around the world. The most well-known notice is the Red Notice which is the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today. Interpol can only publish a notice that adheres to all the proper legal conditions. For example, a notice will not be published if it violates Interpol’s constitution, which forbids the organization from undertaking activities of a political, military, religious, or racial character. Interpol can refuse to publish a notice that it considers inadvisable or a potential risk.
So based on Interpol’s rules regarding red notices (specifically the part about activities of a political nature), I wonder if it will issue one for Chung?
@Guitard, I would assume someone this high profile German intelligence would have a pretty good idea where she is at. If they want to deport her they could probably find her pretty easily. I think though that they would be conducting their own investigation into the alleged shell company the Choi founded in Germany to funnel money out of Korea to.
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3027810
If they find wrongdoing they may want the first crack at Chung before handing her over to Korean authorities.
I’m adding this photo as alternate definitions of arrogance and entitlement.
Unless the Germans have evidence that shows Chung was involved in the graft, other than questioning her about her mother’s illegal activities, what more can they do? Frankly speaking, the girl doesn’t seem to be very bright or responsible, so I doubt Choi involved her daughter in her shady German business dealings.
What ultimately happens to her might hinge on her residency status in Germany. Even with the ROKG voiding her passport, I assume if she has some kind of permanent residency status, she might be allowed to stay if the authorities determine that she hasn’t committed any crimes in Germany.
That didn’t take long….
Choi Soon-sil’s daughter arrested in Denmark
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2017/01/116_221223.html
I’m still really surprised that Interpol would go after someone for “receiving undue favors from Seoul-based Ewha Woman’s University.” It’s obvious to everyone that this is all about the Korean prosecution trying to put pressure on Choi.
According to Wikipedia: Interpol focuses primarily on public safety and battling terrorism, crimes against humanity, environmental crime, genocide, war crimes, organized crime, piracy, illicit traffic in works of art, illicit drug production, drug trafficking, weapons smuggling, human trafficking, money laundering, child pornography, white-collar crime, computer crime, intellectual property crime, and corruption.
I guess “receiving undue favors from a university” falls under corruption?
Interpol is funded by contributions from its 190 member countries, of which South Korea is the 11th highest contributor. Might this be a reason why Interpol so readily issued a red notice for such a minor crime?
I seriously doubt Interpol did anything more than put Chung on a list of naughty people to pick up if spotted.
That’s basically all Interpol can do – it doesn’t have any of its own law enforcement personnel.
As to the earlier question I posed about why Interpol might have so readily a red notice at South Korea’s request …
From what I understand, while Interpol does have certain criteria for a red notice, in practice – it issues them whenever a member country requests it do so.
https://www.interpol.int/notice/search/wanted
There are 22 people listed as South Koreans who have outstanding red notices issued by Interpol. Several of them are actually ethnic Koreans from China or Russia. Most of those on the list are wanted by countries other than South Korea. Some of the descriptions of the crime committed is kind of vague.
1. possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of methamphetamine
2. international drug trafficking
3. forgery of seals and identity documents and/or coercing other persons to flee abroad or to stay abroad illegally
4. theft crime
5. appropriation of property by fraud
6. organizing people to secretly cross the national boundary (border)
7. murder / felony murder while in commission of an aggravated assault / aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
8. misappropriation / professional embezzlement
9. misappropriation of funds
10. murder
11. fraud
12. fraud and rape
13. fraud, forgery official document
14. distribution of counterfeit products bearing fake registered trademarks
15. illegal enterprise, forgery document
16. smuggling goods and articles.
17. criminal conspiracy, dishonest misappropriation of property, criminal breach of trust, criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant, cheating by personation, dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property, forgery, forgery of valuable security,will,etc, forgery for purpose of cheating, cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property and information technology act- 2000.
18. identity theft (4 counts) 2) forgery (4 counts) 3) procuring or offering any false or forged instrument for filing 4) grand theft of personal property (2 counts) 5) money laundering (2 counts) 6) conspiracy to commit grand theft (2 counts) 7) unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle (2 counts)
19. murder
20. wire fraud (17 counts) 2) money laundering (7 counts)
21. murder
22. tax evasion
“The Most Wanted Woman In Korea is A 20-Year Old Single Mom On the Run In Germany”
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