Do Kwon appeals new decision of the High Court of Montenegro confirming extradition requests
Local courts may be facing political pressure regarding Kwon's extradition to the United States or South Korea, his Montenegrin lawyer, Goran Rodic.
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has again appealed the Montenegrin High Court's decision to uphold extradition requests from the US and South Korea, his lawyer exclusively told CoinDesk, adding that local courts apparently face political pressure over the former cryptocurrency tycoon's overseas transfer.
In November, Kwon won an appeal to overturn the High Court's decision that the extradition requests were legally sound. The same court decided again on December 29 that the applications had stood, Kwon's lawyer in Montenegro, Goran Rodic, said on Monday.
"We appealed again and are now waiting for a new decision from the Court of Appeal," Rodic said in an email.
The new appeal was filed because the High Court's decision "drastically violates the provisions of the law, the European Convention on Extradition and the bilateral treaty with the United States on extradition," Rodic said.
“Apparently, there is also political pressure on the court, all to the detriment of Do Kwon,” he added.
Meanwhile, Kwon's American lawyer has asked the courts to delay a securities fraud trial against him so he can attend in person.
