[VIDEO NEWS] Cho Hyun-ah appears at Incheon Main Customs Office for questioning
2) Cho Hyun-ah, 43, heiress and former vice president of Korean Air, appeared at Incheon Main Customs Office for questioning as a suspect on Monday.
3) Cho is being accused of smuggling luxury goods bought from abroad into the country without paying tariffs.
4) “This is your first time on a press wall as a suspect in a smuggling case, but third in total. How do you feel about that?” - A reporter
5) “…” - Cho Hyun-ah
6) “Today also happens to be the day your mother will be on the press wall, right?” - A reporter
7) “You are a mother yourself, is there anything you would like to say to your mother at this moment?” - A reporter
8) “…” - Cho Hyun-ah
9) “Do you concede to the allegations that you have brought in goods without paying taxes, the accusations of smuggling?” - A reporter
10) “…” - Cho Hyun-ah
11) “On May 21, a 2.5-ton truckload of goods with the tag DDA (a code used by employees to mean Cho Hyun-ah) was confiscated from subcontractors and employees' homes [were searched as well.]” - A reporter
12) “Did you know about this, or was it just a clerical error?” - A reporter
13) “…” - Cho Hyun-ah
14) “Please tell us what parts [of the accusations] you plan on explaining and objecting to today.” - A reporter
15) “…” - Cho Hyun-ah
16) “Is there anything you would like to say to the public?” - A reporter
17) “I am sorry.” - Cho Hyun-ah
18) Cho only responded to the question “Is there anything you would like to say to the public?” with a short, “I am sorry,” and entered the interrogation room.
19) She was released around 1 a.m. this morning after 15 hours of inquiry and returned home.
Video sourced from JoongAng Ilbo
Video provided by JTBC
Produced by Wang June-yel
Translated by Kim Hyo-jung
Edited by Hoyeon Yoo
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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