權道 (Do Kwon) 距離在韓國接受審判又近了一步

現已倒閉的區塊鏈協議 Terraform Labs 的聯合創始人 Do Kwon 一直處於國際打擊行動的中心

After a drawn-out legal battle spanning over 16 months, the Montenegrin Court of Appeal has finally ruled that cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon will be extradited to his home country of South Korea, rejecting a parallel extradition request from the United States.

經過 16 個多月的曠日持久的法律鬥爭，黑山上訴法院最終裁定，加密貨幣企業家 Do Kwon 將被引渡到他的祖國韓國，同時拒絕了美國的平行引渡請求。

This decision marks a victory for South Korean prosecutors, who have been pursuing Kwon since he went on the run in September 2022. The implosion of his company’s Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies wiped out an estimated $40 billion in investor funds, prompting both South Korean and US authorities to seek to bring Kwon to justice, accusing him of orchestrating a massive fraud.

這項決定標誌著韓國檢察官的勝利，自2022 年9 月權逃亡以來，韓國檢察官一直在追捕他。促使韓國和美國都陷入困境。

The Montenegrin court's decision, announced on August 1, now concludes a legal saga that has played out in the Balkan country since Kwon’s arrest at Podgorica airport in March 2023. According to local media reports, the judge overseeing the case ruled that South Korea’s extradition request took precedence over the American one. This is because South Korea's request was submitted first, in line with Montenegro’s existing extradition treaty with South Korea, which takes precedence over its agreement with the United States.

黑山法院於8 月1 日宣布的裁決，為自2023 年3 月權在波德戈里察機場被捕以來在巴爾幹國家上演的法律傳奇畫上句號。韓國的引渡請求不成立。這是因為，根據黑山與韓國現有的引渡條約，韓國的請求首先提出，該條約優先於黑山與美國的協議。

“This is the second legally binding court decision on the extradition of Do Kwon to South Korea,” explained Do Kwon’s lawyer, Goran Rodić, in a statement. “It is fully in accordance with the law and international treaties that regulate the extradition of persons wanted for criminal prosecution or serving a sentence.”

「這是關於將 Do Kwon 引渡到韓國的第二個具有法律約束力的法院判決，」Do Kwon 的律師 Goran Rodić 在一份聲明中解釋道。 “這完全符合規範引渡刑事訴訟或服刑通緝人員的法律和國際條約。”

The ruling comes after Do Kwon and his business partner, Chang Joon, were sentenced to four months in prison in Montenegro for attempting to flee the country using forged passports. After serving their sentences, Kwon was placed in a shelter for foreigners near the capital, Podgorica, where he has been awaiting the outcome of the extradition proceedings. Chang Joon, on the other hand, was successfully extradited to South Korea.

這項裁決是在 Do Kwon 和他的商業夥伴 Chang Joon 因試圖使用偽造護照逃離該國而在黑山被判處四個月監禁之後做出的。刑滿釋放後，權被安置在首都波德戈里察附近的外國人收容所，他一直在那裡等待引渡程序的結果。另一方面，張俊成功被引渡到韓國。

Do Kwon's legal troubles, however, extend far beyond Montenegro. In April, a jury in New York declared Kwon and Terraform Labs liable for civil fraud, agreeing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that they had deceived investors. The company subsequently agreed to pay a $4.5 billion settlement with the SEC.

然而，Do Kwon 的法律麻煩遠遠超出了黑山共和國的範圍。今年 4 月，紐約陪審團宣布 Kwon 和 Terraform Labs 承擔民事詐欺責任，並與美國證券交易委員會 (SEC) 一致認為他們欺騙了投資者。該公司隨後同意向 SEC 支付 45 億美元的和解金。

Despite this civil settlement, the US government remained insistent in its demand that Montenegro extradite Kwon and prosecute him criminally for his misdeeds in the crypto market. However, this latest ruling by the Montenegrin Supreme Court represents a setback to US authorities’ expectations.

儘管達成了民事和解，美國政府仍然堅持要求黑山引渡 Kwon，並因他在加密貨幣市場的不當行為對他提起刑事訴訟。然而，黑山最高法院的最新裁決卻辜負了美國當局的期望。

At the time of writing, the blockchain's native token Luna Classic (LUNC) is trading at $0.00007379, down more than 9% in the last 24 hours. Over longer time frames, the token is also down 15% and 8% over the fourteen and thirty day periods, respectively.

截至撰寫本文時，區塊鏈原生代幣 Luna Classic (LUNC) 的交易價格為 0.00007379 美元，在過去 24 小時內下跌超過 9%。在更長的時間範圍內，代幣在 14 天和 30 天的時間內也分別下跌了 15% 和 8%。