Chapter 97: Sickbed Visit
I caught my breath for a moment and continued.
“But it will be difficult to keep Elina in Iraq indefinitely.”
Choi Seo-jun looked at me with a puzzled face. I closed my eyes and then opened them slowly.
“Even though it happened in Iraq, the victim is Korean and the perpetrator is British. For Iraq, they might end up taking on a diplomatic burden for no reason by getting deeply involved in a matter that doesn't even concern their own people. They won't want to get complicatedly entangled. Even to the point of setting themselves against the UK.”
Choi Seo-jun firmly closed his lips and then spoke quietly.
“If Elina returns to the UK, there’s no way for us to do anything about it, is there?”
I rubbed my stiff eyes. After that, I continued.
“Probably so. If she returns to the UK, we will have no authority to put her on trial. Even if we tried to force it, diplomatic issues could arise. Anyway, actual punishment was a difficult task. Because the UK is very sensitive about punishment for its own citizens.”
Choi Seo-jun exhaled a long sigh.