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Do Kwon finally set for South Korea extradition after court rejects US petition

Do Kwon’s extradition to the US has been rejected by Montenegro’s Appellate Court after it upheld the High Court’s ruling that he should be extradited to South Korea. The appeals court shared the announcement, which appears to be final, today.  It said, translated from Montenegrin, “There was no appeal against the aforementioned decision, so the decision of the High Court in Podgorica, in the part in which extradition is allowed in a shortened procedure at the request of the Republic of Korea, is legally binding.”  The court deemed that the High Court correctly established the legal conditions for both the US and South Korea to petition for Do Kwon’s extradition and that South Korea’s request had arrived first .   Montenegro PM Milojko Spajić may have met with Do Kwon, report Read more:  Do Kwon can’t leave Montenegro , but owes the US millions This may mean the end of back-and-forth rulings in the extradition of the Terraform founder. Protos reported in ...

Somebody extradite Do Kwon already

US prosecutors are set to challenge the Montenegrin High Court’s decision to send Do Kwon to South Korea, raising the potential for another U-turn in the Terraform Labs founder’s extradition process.   On Thursday, the court approved Kwon’s extradition to South Korea with even Kwon’s lawyers admitting that it was his most likely destination on March 23.  However, the US Justice Department told Bloomberg the same day that it will also continue to pursue Kwon’s extradition. It said, “The United States appreciates the cooperation of the Montenegrin authorities in ensuring that all individuals are subject to the rule of law.” Do Kwon and his ever-changing extradition status Kwon’s extradition proceedings started back in March 2023 following his bodged escape to Dubai. Since then, his extradition has been repeatedly appealed, approved, and appealed again, with its stat US changing at least seven times since November 2023.  Do Kwon documents reveal astounding stupid...