Montenegro decides to extradite 'Terra' Kwon Do-hyung to the U.S. "We have to wait and see if he actually goes to the U.S."

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Kwon Do-hyung, a key figure in the cryptocurrency 'Terra and Luna' crash two years ago, is expected to eventually stand trial in the United States.

A trial in the United States could result in up to 100 years in prison and huge fines.

Reporter Park Young-jin reports.

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On the 24th, the Montenegro Constitutional Court rejected a constitutional petition filed by Kwon Do-hyung, a key figure in the "Terra and Luna" crash.

The suspended extradition process has resumed,
The Montenegrin attorney general, who had the right to decide which country to send Mr.
to, approved the trip to the United States, not South Korea, three days after the constitutional appeal was dismissed.

"After a comprehensive review of the severity of the crime, the location of the crime, the order of extradition claims, and nationality, we have determined that most of the criteria meet U.S. extradition requests," the Montenegrin Justice Department said.

At the same time, he added that he rejected South Korea's extradition request.

When Kwon was arrested in Montenegro in March last year, both South Korea and the United States have been demanding repatriation,

As a result, the Montenegrin government seems to have decided that extradition to the United States is better from the standpoint of national interest.Mr.

has been desperately refusing to be repatriated to the United States.

This is because the maximum sentence for economic crimes in Korea is 40 years, while the U.S. can even serve up to 100 years in prison.

However, it remains to be seen whether Kwon's trip to the U.S. will proceed immediately as the Montenegrin government decided.

Kwon's side previously mentioned that if the decision to repatriate him to the United States is made, he will use all possible legal means, including filing a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights.

If this happens, Kwon's repatriation, which has been dragging for a year and nine months since March last year, could be delayed again to months or even years.

I'm Park Youngjin of YTN.

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