Do Kwon to appeal court decision to extend detention
According to PANews on March 29, according to Yonhap News Agency, the legal representative of Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon in Montenegro, lawyer Voislav Zetsevich, said in an interview that he has appealed the first-instance judgment to the High Court for Do Kwon’s passport fraud case. If they lose, they will appeal the case to the Supreme Court to seek a final judgment, and they will exercise their right of self-defense as much as possible. The media commented that this means that the actual extradition may take quite a long time.
In addition, regarding extradition, the lawyer said: "I don't want to talk about it, and I don't need to talk about it, because the extradition process has not yet started. Do Kwon's judicial process for completing the passport fraud case will not involve deportation, and the Ministry of Justice of Montenegro may also refuse Repatriation. If the Montenegrin government receives a formal extradition request, whether it is South Korea or the United States, a new court will be established and a separate procedure will be established, but repatriation is not an issue that needs to be discussed at this stage." Regarding which country Do Kwon hopes to be extradited to , The lawyer said: "No comment, the decision on deportation is entirely up to the court. The court is not a place to make political decisions. Repatriation should not be a political decision." The lawyer also mentioned that if Do Kwon is sentenced for passport fraud With a maximum sentence of 5 years, he may be deported to another country and serve his sentence there.
Prior to the news on March 26, the court decided to extend Do Kwon's detention for 30 days, and Do Kwon plans to appeal this. (panewslab.com/zh/sqarticledetails/3c9htx25.html)
In addition, regarding extradition, the lawyer said: "I don't want to talk about it, and I don't need to talk about it, because the extradition process has not yet started. Do Kwon's judicial process for completing the passport fraud case will not involve deportation, and the Ministry of Justice of Montenegro may also refuse Repatriation. If the Montenegrin government receives a formal extradition request, whether it is South Korea or the United States, a new court will be established and a separate procedure will be established, but repatriation is not an issue that needs to be discussed at this stage." Regarding which country Do Kwon hopes to be extradited to , The lawyer said: "No comment, the decision on deportation is entirely up to the court. The court is not a place to make political decisions. Repatriation should not be a political decision." The lawyer also mentioned that if Do Kwon is sentenced for passport fraud With a maximum sentence of 5 years, he may be deported to another country and serve his sentence there.
Prior to the news on March 26, the court decided to extend Do Kwon's detention for 30 days, and Do Kwon plans to appeal this. (panewslab.com/zh/sqarticledetails/3c9htx25.html)
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