A Seoul court on Thursday turned down prosecutors' request for a warrant to arrest Cho Yoon-sun, a former minister and presidential aide to then-President Park Geun-hye on charges of bribery and abuse of power.
The Seoul Central District Court said her charges are disputable and it's difficult to see that she presents a risk of flight or destroying evidence in light of the progress in the investigation.
Prosecutors filed for the arrest warrant on Friday on charges that she took at least 50 million won ($46,000) in bribes from the National Intelligence Service between 2014 and 2015 when she served as senior presidential secretary for political affairs.
The photo, taken on Dec. 27, 2017, shows former culture minister Cho Yoon-sun as she walks out of the courthouse in southern Seoul after attending a hearing held to decide on her arrest over alleged bribery and abuse of power in a scandal involving the state spy agency. (Yonhap)
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