A courtroom within the Balkan nation of Montenegro has rejected the enchantment of cryptocurrency agency Terraform Labs’ Co-Founder, Do Kwon, to dam his extradition to South Korea. This choice has sealed the switch of custody of Kwon to authorities in South Korea the place he’ll face “a number of prison offenses.”
The appeals courtroom highlighted that by rejecting the enchantment, it upheld the earlier choice of the nation’s excessive courtroom to extradite Kwon to South Korea and never the US. Kwon is a citizen of South Korea.
“Deciding on the enchantment of the defendant’s counsel, the panel of the Courtroom of Appeals assessed that the [trial] courtroom had accurately established that the request of the Republic of South Korea arrived earlier within the order of arrival in comparison with the request of the USA,” the appeals courtroom famous within the ruling.
“[It] decided permitting the extradition of the accused Do Kwon to South Korea.”
A Large Crypto Collapse
Underneath Kwon’s watch, Terraform Labs’ TerraUSD and Luna cash collapsed in Might 2022, wiping out practically $37 billion within the cryptocurrency market worth and triggering a wider collapse and the chapter of some different companies.
Kwon fled shortly amid the venture’s collapse, and his whereabouts remained unknown till he was arrested final yr in Montenegro whereas touring with false paperwork.
Other than South Korea, the authorities in the US are additionally after Kwon. The US prosecutors introduced eight prices in opposition to Kwon. Though the US tried to extradite him from Montenegro, the protection attorneys of Kwon efficiently appealed that try. Nevertheless, the US would possibly transfer ahead with prosecuting Kwon even with out his bodily presence.
The US Securities and Trade Fee moreover filed a civil swimsuit in opposition to Terraform Labs and Kwon, whereas the 2 are dealing with the prospect of a category motion lawsuit in Singapore. In January, Terraform Labs filed for chapter within the US, estimating the liabilities within the vary of $100 million to $500 million.
A courtroom within the Balkan nation of Montenegro has rejected the enchantment of cryptocurrency agency Terraform Labs’ Co-Founder, Do Kwon, to dam his extradition to South Korea. This choice has sealed the switch of custody of Kwon to authorities in South Korea the place he’ll face “a number of prison offenses.”
The appeals courtroom highlighted that by rejecting the enchantment, it upheld the earlier choice of the nation’s excessive courtroom to extradite Kwon to South Korea and never the US. Kwon is a citizen of South Korea.
“Deciding on the enchantment of the defendant’s counsel, the panel of the Courtroom of Appeals assessed that the [trial] courtroom had accurately established that the request of the Republic of South Korea arrived earlier within the order of arrival in comparison with the request of the USA,” the appeals courtroom famous within the ruling.
“[It] decided permitting the extradition of the accused Do Kwon to South Korea.”
A Large Crypto Collapse
Underneath Kwon’s watch, Terraform Labs’ TerraUSD and Luna cash collapsed in Might 2022, wiping out practically $37 billion within the cryptocurrency market worth and triggering a wider collapse and the chapter of some different companies.
Kwon fled shortly amid the venture’s collapse, and his whereabouts remained unknown till he was arrested final yr in Montenegro whereas touring with false paperwork.
Other than South Korea, the authorities in the US are additionally after Kwon. The US prosecutors introduced eight prices in opposition to Kwon. Though the US tried to extradite him from Montenegro, the protection attorneys of Kwon efficiently appealed that try. Nevertheless, the US would possibly transfer ahead with prosecuting Kwon even with out his bodily presence.
The US Securities and Trade Fee moreover filed a civil swimsuit in opposition to Terraform Labs and Kwon, whereas the 2 are dealing with the prospect of a category motion lawsuit in Singapore. In January, Terraform Labs filed for chapter within the US, estimating the liabilities within the vary of $100 million to $500 million.
