Do Kwon to Face Charges in South Korea After Extradition Battle
Do Kwon, the founder of TerraForm Labs, is set to be extradited to South Korea to face charges related to the 2022 collapse of the Terra ecosystem. This comes after a Montenegrin appeals court rejected Kwon's attempt to overturn a lower court decision favouring South Korea's extradition request.
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Dueling Extradition Requests
The United States and South Korea sought Kwon's extradition following his March arrest in Montenegro. Initially, a Montenegrin court sided with the U.S. However, Kwon's lawyers successfully appealed, leading the court to name South Korea as the receiving country. South Korea argued their case was stronger due to the alleged crimes primarily occurring within their jurisdiction.
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