Montenegro will extradite Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon to the US, in keeping with the newest information across the matter.
On Dec. 27, reviews in native information shops stated the event follows an approval for Do Kwon’s extradition by the Montenegrin Justice Minister Bojan Božović. Božović signed the Terraform Labs’ founders’ extradition to the US a day after Montenegro’s Constitutional Courtroom rejected Do Kwon constitutional enchantment.
Do Kwon enchantment quashed
With the court docket’s determination, the choice on whether or not the Terraform Labs founder was to be extradited to South Korea or the US remained within the palms of the nation’s Minister of Justice.
In his enchantment, Kwon claimed the extradition course of was unfair and suffered from errors by way of authorized interpretation. The problem nonetheless didn’t sway the Constitutional Courtroom, with the choice to reject the enchantment opening up the ultimate chapter for his extradition.
South Korean Kwon has been below investigation from each the US and South Korean legislation enforcement for the reason that collapse of TerraUSD and Luna. The crypto tasks imploded in Could 2022 to wipe out over $40 billion in worth from the crypto market. A contagion that adopted swallowed a number of corporations, together with crypto lenders.
Kwon went into hiding, together with his arrest in March 2023 in Montenegro setting off the lengthy working extradition course of.
Terraform Labs agreed a $4.5 billion settlement with the US Securities and Alternate Fee in June 2024, with the CEO noting that the challenge was ceasing its operations.
