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ChainCatcher news, the Thai Constitutional Court ruled that the extradition does not violate or contravene the Thai Constitution, which means that after being detained in Thailand for more than three years, She Zhijiang will restart the extradition process.She Zhijiang is building the Asia-Pacific New City in the Water Ditch Valley area on the Thailand-Myanmar border, with promotional materials claiming that the project is the first blockchain technology implementation for global financing, but in reality, it is engaged in online gambling and telecom fraud operations.

ChainCatcher news, Montenegro's Prime Minister Milojko Spajić stated on social media that Montenegro has completed the procedure to extradite Do Kwon to the United States, and he may soon head to the U.S. to face criminal charges.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, Montenegro's Minister of Justice Bojan Božović has signed a decision to extradite Do Kwon to the United States.

ChainCatcher news, according to Yonhap News Agency, the constitutional appeal submitted by Do Kwon, the founder of Terraform Labs, in Montenegro has been dismissed. The Constitutional Court of Montenegro announced that the unanimous opinion of all judges is to reject Do Kwon's constitutional appeal.This decision means that Do Kwon will be tried in South Korea or the United States, with the specific decision to be made by the Minister of Justice of Montenegro. Given the previous stance of the Ministry of Justice and other factors, Yonhap News Agency believes that Do Kwon is likely to be extradited to the United States.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptoslate, Montenegrin Justice Minister Bojan Božović confirmed that a decision has been made regarding the extradition of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, with the extradition agreement set to be signed before the end of this week. This decision comes after a lengthy and controversial legal process lasting several months. Božović did not provide further comments on the details of the case, nor did he disclose where Kwon would be extradited. He stated, "As the Minister of Justice, I have no other comments beyond what the Supreme Court has already ruled."Do Kwon's legal troubles in Montenegro began in March 2023 when he and Terraform CFO Han Chang-joon were arrested at Podgorica Airport for attempting to use forged documents. The two were sentenced to prison in Montenegro but remain the focus of international extradition requests as they contest allegations regarding their roles in the 2022 TerraLUNA collapse, which resulted in over $40 billion in losses. Han Chang-joon will be extradited back to South Korea after serving his sentence in early 2024.

ChainCatcher news, the Montenegrin Ministry of Justice can decide whether to extradite Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the United States or South Korea after a decision is made by the country's Supreme Court. The Montenegrin Supreme Court stated in a notice on September 20 that Kwon's case has been submitted to the Minister of Justice after ruling on the request for protection of legality. According to the High Court, both South Korea and the United States meet the conditions for requesting extradition from Montenegro to face criminal charges.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Montenegrin daily Vijesti, the Supreme Court of Montenegro has suspended the procedure to extradite Do Kwon to South Korea. This decision was made after the Supreme State Prosecutor's Office appealed the legality of the previous court ruling that approved his extradition. The suspension will put the extradition process on hold while the Supreme Court reviews the case.This extradition case involves multiple legal inconsistencies, with the court having previously made several rulings regarding Do Kwon's extradition to both the United States and South Korea. Do Kwon is accused of orchestrating a $40 billion fraud scheme through the Luna and Terra cryptocurrencies and was arrested in March 2023, after which he has been awaiting extradition. Do Kwon's lawyers have criticized the handling of the case, pointing out the existence of multiple judicial rulings and emphasizing that the appellate court's consistent legal reasoning is a positive exception. The case has attracted significant attention due to its legal complexities and political implications in Montenegro.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, the Montenegrin Appeals Court upheld the ruling that Terraform Labs Pte. co-founder Do Kwon should be extradited back to his home country of South Korea, thus rejecting the suggestion to extradite him to the United States.Thursday's ruling is the latest in a series of decisions from Montenegro, which has been facing dual requests from the U.S. and South Korea for the extradition of the notorious former cryptocurrency mogul. The Podgorica court stated on its website on Thursday that no one has appealed the ruling.The ruling also upheld a fast-track extradition procedure previously issued by another Montenegrin court. After the ruling was announced, Do Kwon's lawyer Goran Rodic responded to Bloomberg, stating that Montenegro would arrange the extradition with the assistance of Interpol and expressed hope that the extradition could be completed "as soon as possible."

ChainCatcher news, according to Sisa Journal, a key figure in the alleged billion-dollar KOK token fraud case has been arrested in the United States and is currently undergoing trial in immigration court. South Korean authorities are working to extradite this individual, and discussions have taken place between the two countries regarding the matter. The South Korean Ministry of Justice declined to comment, stating that the investigation is still ongoing, including information related to diplomatic relations.It is alleged that the cryptocurrency KOK, launched in September 2019, was used to raise funds through a pyramid scheme, with industry experts estimating that South Koreans alone lost 40 trillion won (2.89 billion dollars) in the scam.

ChainCatcher news, according to a video disclosed by unusual_whales, shows that Gary Gensler, the chairman of the U.S. SEC, stated that some leading figures in the cryptocurrency space are either already in prison, about to go to prison, or awaiting extradition.

ChainCatcher news, according to Protos, Do Kwon's ever-changing extradition case is being sent back to the High Court of Montenegro, which will determine whether the extradition policy established between the United States and the Kingdom of Serbia in 1901 is still applicable. At the time the treaty was signed, Montenegro was not part of the Kingdom of Serbia, but unified with the country in 1918. It remains unclear how international law and local Montenegrin law will interpret this legal standard from over a century ago.Currently under house arrest in Podgorica, cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme orchestrator Do Kwon was arrested in March 2023 while attempting to flee to Dubai, and he has been in a state of ongoing uncertainty. He has been shuttling between prisons, immigration camps, and random accommodations in Montenegro, and decisions regarding his extradition have been overturned multiple times.

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by CoinDesk, the wife of Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla has denied reports regarding his arrest in Kenya and subsequent extradition back to Nigeria. Previously, it was reported that Nigerian authorities had located Anjarwalla in Kenya and were working with Kenyan authorities to bring the executive back to Nigeria.It is reported that in February of this year, Anjarwalla was detained along with another Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, as Nigerian authorities accused the cryptocurrency exchange of manipulating local exchange rates, tax evasion, and money laundering. Anjarwalla, who holds dual citizenship in the UK and Kenya, escaped the country in March using a concealed Kenyan passport.

ChainCatcher news, according to Yonhap News Agency, the Montenegrin court has once again approved the extradition of Do Kwon, with the decision on extradition to be made by Justice Minister Andrija Milović. Andrija Milović has repeatedly expressed a desire to extradite Do Kwon to the United States, thus increasing the likelihood of Do Kwon being extradited to the U.S.Marija Rakovic, the public relations officer of the High Court in Podgorica, stated that the High Court of Montenegro in Podgorica made the decision to agree to the extradition of Do Kwon on Tuesday, noting that the legal requirements for extraditing him to both South Korea and the United States have been met.Previously, the local Supreme Court rejected the decision to extradite Do Kwon to South Korea and restarted the extradition process.

ChainCatcher news, according to WikiLeaks' Twitter message, the final ruling on the extradition case of WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange will be made at 18:30 Beijing time on March 26.In 2022, Assange's family and Amir and others launched AssangeDAO on Ethereum to raise over 16,000 ETH for Assange's legal battle, with donations from Ethereum founder Vitalik and many others. With the support of the AssangeDAO community, Assange's case has continued to progress, gaining support from several heavyweight members of the U.S. Congress, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Australian Prime Minister, and several members of Parliament. Musk has also voiced his support multiple times on Twitter.According to market data, JUSTICE is currently priced at $0.00009435, having risen over 29% in the last 24 hours.

ChainCatcher news, according to local Montenegrin media Vijesti, Do Kwon was transferred to a detention facility on March 23 and will await the final extradition decision. Before the transfer, Do Kwon underwent a five-hour interrogation by a local inspector. He is expected to remain in the detention facility until a new decision is made by the local court regarding his extradition.Do Kwon's local legal representative Goran Rodić stated that this treatment is illegal and will file a complaint with the local administrative court.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Terra co-founder Do Kwon has been released from a Montenegrin prison and is awaiting the Supreme Court's extradition decision.

ChainCatcher news, the extradition process of Terra co-founder Do Kwon has been suspended due to legal objections raised by the Montenegrin prosecutor's office, and he will be investigated.It is reported that Do Kwon has been detained in Montenegro since March 2023, and the Montenegrin authorities are weighing extradition requests from both South Korea and the United States, where he faces criminal charges.Previously, after the collapse of Terraform Labs and the Terra ecosystem in May 2022, which resulted in a loss of $40 billion, Do Kwon was accused of being on the run for months.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Montenegrin Court of Appeals has rejected the request by Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon to overturn the ruling that approved his extradition to South Korea. Do Kwon's lawyer Goran Rodic stated that the extradition is now final (to the U.S.), and neither the U.S. nor Kwon can appeal this decision further. He added that there is currently no timeline for when he will be extradited. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, U.S. prosecutors stated that despite the Montenegro High Court ruling to extradite Do Kwon back to South Korea to face charges related to the $40 billion loss caused by the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin in 2022, the U.S. will continue to seek Do Kwon's extradition based on relevant international and bilateral agreements as well as Montenegrin law.