Montenegro will extradite Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon to the US, based on the newest information across the matter.
On Dec. 27, experiences in native information retailers mentioned 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 Court docket rejected Do Kwon constitutional attraction.
Do Kwon attraction quashed
With the courtroom’s resolution, the choice on whether or not the Terraform Labs founder was to be extradited to South Korea or the US remained within the arms of the nation’s Minister of Justice.
In his attraction, Kwon claimed the extradition course of was unfair and suffered from errors by way of authorized interpretation. The problem nevertheless didn’t sway the Constitutional Court docket, with the choice to reject the attraction opening up the ultimate chapter for his extradition.
South Korean Kwon has been beneath investigation from each the US and South Korean regulation enforcement for the reason that collapse of TerraUSD and Luna. The crypto tasks imploded in Might 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, along with his arrest in March 2023 in Montenegro setting off the lengthy operating 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.
