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An arrest warrant was issued for Chung Yoo-ra daughter of Choi Soon-sil in December for alleged interference of business.
Choi was a friend and informal adviser to South Korean President Park Geun-hye, and has been described as a Rasputin-like character to the leader.
Chung
was taken into custody Sunday night in the northern Danish city of
Aalborg by North Jutland Police and appeared in court Monday. She was
remanded in custody for four weeks.
Danish authorities said they have asked the South Korean Ministry of Justice to send a formal extradition request.
Equestrian Chung won a gold medal in the group dressage equestrian event at the 2014 Asian Games.
At
a press conference on December 21, Lee Kyu-chul, a spokesman for South
Korea's special counsel team, told media that Chung -- a medal-winning
equestrian -- was suspected to be in Germany.
"South
Korean prosecutors plan to seek cooperation with German prosecutors on
her arrest and freezing assets belonged to both Choi and Chung in
Germany," he said at the time.