Key Takeaways
- Montenegro authorised the extradition of Do Kwon to the US.
- Kwon faces expenses over Terra ecosystem’s collapse costing $40 billion.
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Montenegro’s justice minister Bojan Bozovic has authorised the extradition of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the US, following a Supreme Court docket ruling and authorized analysis.
“The Ministry of Justice examined all of the details and circumstances, together with the severity of the crimes, the jurisdiction of the offenses, and the extradition requests. Most standards favored the US request,” the Ministry acknowledged.
Whereas the US request was authorised, South Korea’s extradition bid was denied.
Kwon and his enterprise associate Han Cheng Jun had been arrested in March 2023 at Podgorica Airport whereas trying to journey to Dubai utilizing solid passports.
Kwon served a four-month jail sentence in Montenegro for doc forgery.
The extradition stems from investigations into the Could 2022 collapse of TerraUSD and Luna, which erased $40 billion from the crypto market and triggered industry-wide bankruptcies.
US authorities declare Kwon misled buyers and consider he’s hiding substantial property.
After finishing his jail time period, Kwon was moved to Montenegro’s Shelter for Foreigners, the place he awaits extradition preparations.
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