Montenegro Court Halts Extradition of Terra’s Do Kwon to the US

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Quote from: blckhawk on March 10, 2024, 12:22:50 AM

I think I can assume the reason why he wants the extradition, there's definitely a threat to his life in Montenegro and the person that's threatening Do Kwon has probably started the plan to do him some harm and it's got to do with an accident in the prison, that's the only thing that I can think of that could lead a man to not mind an extradition to the US, most criminals don't want that except for Julian Assange as he's not a criminal but I digress. Or what @zasad@ is saying could be the reason for the desire for extradition, money/financial crimes isn't that prioritized in US so they give them lighter sentences after all, we've got Jordan Belfort as an example, maybe Do Kwon wants to be that guy and have a film based on his exploits someday.

I do not agree that the US has very lenient penalties for financial crimes.

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If you cooperate with the government and return everything you earned through crime, then you will get a short sentence, otherwise you will get 30 years or more.

If Do Kwon pays, then he will be better guarded in Montenegro than the president of this country

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Quote from: blckhawk on March 10, 2024, 12:22:50 AM

I think I can assume the reason why he wants the extradition, there's definitely a threat to his life in Montenegro and the person that's threatening Do Kwon has probably started the plan to do him some harm and it's got to do with an accident in the prison, that's the only thing that I can think of that could lead a man to not mind an extradition to the US, most criminals don't want that except for Julian Assange as he's not a criminal but I digress. Or what @zasad@ is saying could be the reason for the desire for extradition, money/financial crimes isn't that prioritized in US so they give them lighter sentences after all, we've got Jordan Belfort as an example, maybe Do Kwon wants to be that guy and have a film based on his exploits someday.

Another known corrupt government and its authorities, according to news and media reports is the worst place to be a prisoner. The reason is that they can kill a prisoner without the government knowing about it, by only paying some money. It is evident if you do some Google search with the amount of corruption. He is looking for an escape and he would be bribing the jailers or the person responsible for his jail to make his life comfortable.

An extradition meant he got to secure his life in a prison with low lives out of the current prison. I do not know how far he can go through with his extraction to the US as he can get killed while it is being done. In the end, it is all about how you can as in this case survive an execution. It is nothing but an another way to survive with influence from the community.

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I think I can assume the reason why he wants the extradition, there's definitely a threat to his life in Montenegro and the person that's threatening Do Kwon has probably started the plan to do him some harm and it's got to do with an accident in the prison, that's the only thing that I can think of that could lead a man to not mind an extradition to the US, most criminals don't want that except for Julian Assange as he's not a criminal but I digress. Or what @zasad@ is saying could be the reason for the desire for extradition, money/financial crimes isn't that prioritized in US so they give them lighter sentences after all, we've got Jordan Belfort as an example, maybe Do Kwon wants to be that guy and have a film based on his exploits someday.

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https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/do-kwon-arrested-5446051

@bbc.reporter, there is already a topic about Do Kwon, and there we also discussed the things that interest you. I think it would be best if you lock this topic.

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In Korea, Do Kwon will most likely receive life imprisonment upon sentencing. In the USA, he could receive 10-20 years in prison, depending on the work of his lawyers and successful cooperation with the US authorities. But Do Kwon also has more money than Montenegro’s budget for the year, so Montenegro does not want to give up such a valuable criminal.

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I was about to make a thread about this news, and I'm happy that Bitcointalk search feature was helpful for once, and I found this thread before making another one.
But the way I understand it, Do Kwon does NOT want to be extradited neither to the USA nor to South Korea, so this decision was in his favour, actually.
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Following a series of appeals by Do Kwon against extradition decisions favoring the U.S. and South Korea, the document notes that the Montenegro Appeals Court identified significant procedural breaches in the handling of extradition requests.

So he's against extradition, and the extradition to the US was formally stopped on the grounds of inconsistency of where he should be extradited (to the US or to South Korea).

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I am quite confused on this. If anyone can help me understand what Do Kwon wants, please share your explanation.

Do Kwon wants to be extradited to America, however, the government of Montenegro does not want him to be extradited? This is very head scratching unless Do Kwon is very uncomfortable in his prison cell on Montenegro and he might be speculating that the prison cell in America would be more comfortable hehehe.

In any case, his crime is not similar to a heinous crime. I reckon he deserves a comfortable room hehehe.

In a pivotal legal reversal, Montenegro’s Court of Appeals has annulled the extradition of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the United States, siding with his defense’s appeal and invalidating a prior High Court ruling from Feb. 20.

This latest court decision underscores the case’s procedural flaws, especially the absence of clear rationale and factual clarity in the High Court’s extradition order, demanding a retrial. “The Appeals Court of Montenegro, after the council session on March 5, 2024, issued a decision that accepted the appeal of the defendant Kwon Do Hyeong’s defense, annulled the decision of the Higher Court in Podgorica No. 146/24,” the statement notes.

Following a series of appeals by Do Kwon against extradition decisions favoring the U.S. and South Korea, the document notes that the Montenegro Appeals Court identified significant procedural breaches in the handling of extradition requests.

Source https://news.bitcoin.com/montenegro-court-halts-extradition-of-terras-do-kwon-to-the-us/

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