US and South Korea request extradition of Terra co-founder Do Kwon

Authorities from each america and South Korea have made efforts to have Terra co-founder Do Kwon extradited to their respective nations following his arrest in Montenegro.

At a March 29 press convention, Montenegro’s Justice Minister Marko Kovac said america made diplomatic efforts to ask Kwon be handed over, whereas South Korean officers have requested extradition. Kovac made the announcement following Kwon’s arrest at Montenegro’s Podgorica airport on March 23, including the Terra co-founder’s detainment had been prolonged to 30 days.

“Once we obtain a number of extradition requests it’s based mostly on a number of elements — the severity of the offense, the placement and the time, and the order that we obtained the request and a number of other different elements,” mentioned Kovac by means of an interpreter.

Kovac mentioned choices relating to extradition and custody of Kwon will go to Montenegro’s excessive court docket. In line with the justice minister, the Terra co-founder used cast identification paperwork whereas in Montenegro and will serve time within the nation associated to these prices if convicted earlier than any extradition is granted.

Kwon’s whereabouts had largely been unknown following the collapse of Terra in Might 2022, although he was usually energetic on his Twitter account and said he was making “zero effort to cover” in September. In February, studies suggested that Kwon could have traveled to Serbia — the European nation borders Montenegro to the north — after Interpol issued a Red Notice for his provisional arrest.

A South Korean citizen, Kwon would seemingly face prosecution in his dwelling nation, the place Terraform Labs was headquartered and authorities have been targeting individuals involved in the collapse of the platform. On the time of publication, the whereabouts of Terra co-founder Daniel Shin had been unknown, however Kwon’s affiliate Han Chang-Joon was additionally detained in Montenegro.

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It’s unclear which nation, if any, can be the most definitely to be granted extradition of Kwon. The state of affairs echoes makes an attempt by america to realize custody of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who was within the Bahamas on the time of the trade’s collapse.

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