Prosecutors in Taipei yesterday indicted Jung Yong-hee, a South Korean national, for allegedly stealing millions of NT dollars worth of jewelry from a De Beers store at the Taipei 101 mall last year.
Prosecutors allege that on Jan. 12 last year, Jung approached a Taiwanese female college student surnamed Huang (黃) in front of the Taipei 101 mall and persuaded her to accompany him to try on wedding rings at diamond shops in the mall.
After entering a De Beers store, Jung and Huang spent some time trying on different wedding rings and when store clerks were not paying attention, Jung fled with two rings in his possession, police said.
Huang, remained in the store and was arrested by police. -Although she was initially suspected of being Jung’s accomplice, the police ultimately concluded that Huang had been duped and at the time was unaware of Jung’s intentions.
By the time police identified the suspect, Jung had returned to South Korea.
Investigators informed their South Korean counterparts and learned that Jung had been arrested in South Korea for his involvement in other cases.
Jung is also suspected of having stolen valuable diamond rings in Japan using a similar modus operandi, prosecutors said.
As there is no bilateral legal cooperation agreement between Taiwan and South Korea, Taiwanese prosecutors are unlikely to seek Jung’s extradition to face justice here, prosecutors said.
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