$LUNC Terra (LUNA) Founder Do Kwon Set For US Extradition: Montenegro Minister Signs Order.
In a decision that concludes a series of prolonged legal proceedings, Montenegro’s Minister of Justice, Bojan Božović, has signed an order for the extradition of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the United States. The announcement was confirmed to the Montenegrin daily newspaper Vijesti on Friday, marking the end of months of legal wrangling that pitted the United States against the Republic of Korea in a dual effort to bring the controversial entrepreneur to trial.The Supreme Court of Montenegro had already determined that all legal prerequisites for Do Kwon’s extradition were met upon receiving separate requests from both the Republic of Korea and the United States. Their ruling permitted Minister Božović to review the facts and decide which jurisdiction would take priority.“In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling, the Department of Justice has considered all the facts and circumstances and assessed criteria such as the gravity of the crimes, the place of commission, the order in which the request was submitted, the nationality of the requested person, the possibility of further extradition to another country, as well as other circumstances,” said the Department of Justice in a statement provided to Vijesti.
The statement continued: “Given the above, it was concluded that most of the criteria provided for by law support the extradition request of the competent authorities of the United States of America, and the Minister of Justice has issued a decision allowing the extradition of Kwon Do Hyeong to the United States of America, while at the same time refusing extradition to the Republic of Korea.
