韓國議員因涉嫌誤報加密貨幣持有量而面臨牢獄之災

州檢察官建議因未披露其大部分加密資產而判處該立法者六個月監禁

A South Korean legislator could face imprisonment for allegedly misdeclaring his cryptocurrency holdings.

韓國立法者可能因涉嫌誤報其加密貨幣持有量而面臨監禁。

State prosecutors on Monday recommended a six-month jail sentence for the lawmaker over nondisclosure of a significant portion of his crypto assets, in violation of the country’s policy on transparency and accountability of public servants.

州檢察官週一建議對這位議員判處六個月監禁，原因是他未披露其大部分加密資產，違反了該國關於公務員透明度和問責制的政策。

Kim Nam-kook, a member of the South Korean National Assembly, might be headed to state penitentiary for failing to disclose all his cryptocurrency holdings, in breach of the country’s code of ethics for public officials.

韓國國民議會議員金南國 (Kim Nam-kook) 可能會因未能披露其持有的所有加密貨幣而被送進國家監獄，這違反了該國公職人員的道德準則。

State prosecutors are accusing Kim of deliberately failing to report his cryptocurrency holdings, alleging that he intentionally concealed owning a substantial amount of digital assets.

州檢察官指控 Kim 故意不報告其持有的加密貨幣，並指控他故意隱瞞擁有大量數位資產。

During the legal proceeding, the prosecution team asked Judge Jeong Woo-yong of the 9th Criminal Division of the Seoul Southern District Court to sentence the former Democratic Party legislator to six months of imprisonment.

在訴訟過程中，檢方要求首爾南部地方法院刑事第9庭法官鄭佑勇判處這位前民主黨議員6個月有期徒刑。

Prosecutors claimed that Kim misreported his crypto assets, suggesting that the lawmaker should be charged with obstruction of official duties.

檢察官聲稱金誤報了他的加密資產，並建議這位議員應被指控妨礙公務。

“The defendant intended not to declare the coins he owned,” the public prosecutors said.

「被告打算不申報他擁有的硬幣，」檢察官說。

“He obstructed the National Assembly Ethics Committee’s review of the National Assembly member’s assets in a false manner,” the prosecution team added.

檢察組補充說：“他以虛假方式阻礙國會倫理委員會對國會議員資產的審查。”

A South Korean congressman was sentenced to six months in prison by prosecutors for concealing his cryptocurrency holdings. He concealed cryptocurrency assets equivalent to 9.9 billion won (6.8M USD) and 990 million won (680K USD) in 2021 and 2022, violating the obligation of…

一名韓國國會議員因隱瞞其持有的加密貨幣而被檢察官判處六個月監禁。他在 2021 年和 2022 年隱匿了相當於 99 億韓元（680 萬美元）和 9.9 億韓元（68 萬美元）的加密貨幣資產，違反了…的義務。

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According to the South Korean prosecutors, the nondisclosure of crypto assets by the lawmaker was intended to conceal the source of his profits.

據韓國檢察官稱，議員不披露加密資產的目的是隱瞞其利潤來源。

Investigations revealed that the lawmaker concealed on two separate occasions his cryptocurrency assets.

調查顯示，這位議員曾兩度隱瞞其加密貨幣資產。

In 2021, Kim failed to report that he owned $6.8 million worth of crypto assets. The lawmaker also failed to declare his digital assets worth $680,000 in 2022.

2021 年，Kim 未能報告他擁有價值 680 萬美元的加密資產。這位議員也未能申報其 2022 年數位資產價值 68 萬美元。

“He concealed cryptocurrency assets equivalent to 9.9 billion won (6.8M USD) and 990 million won (680K USD) in 2021 and 2022, violating the obligation of public officials to declare property holdings,” Wu Blockchain said in a post.

Wu Blockchain 在一篇貼文中表示：「他在2021 年和2022 年隱匿了相當於99 億韓元（680 萬美元）和9.9 億韓元（68 萬美元）的加密貨幣資產，違反了公職人員申報財產持有的義務。

State prosecutors said that the legislator moved funds to a bank account so he could conceal the source of his profits, misreporting his true assets. They also found out that only the conversion of the remaining crypto to assets is being declared as his total worth.

州檢察官表示，立法者將資金轉移到銀行帳戶，這樣他就可以隱瞞利潤來源，誤報自己的真實資產。他們還發現，只有將剩餘的加密貨幣轉換為資產才被宣佈為他的總價值。

The incident comes amid rising political tensions in South Korea over the government’s failure to implement a new tax law on cryptocurrency.

這起事件發生之際，韓國因政府未能實施新的加密貨幣稅法而導致政治緊張局勢加劇。

The new tax law covering crypto assets was supposed to be implemented next year but the government decided to delay the tax policy until 2027.

涵蓋加密資產的新稅法原定於明年實施，但政府決定將稅收政策推遲到 2027 年。

Under the long-awaited crypto tax law, the government will impose a 20% tax on cryptocurrency gains.

根據期待已久的加密貨幣稅法，政府將對加密貨幣收益徵收 20% 的稅。

However, ambiguity surrounding the regulations for cryptocurrencies might be increasing the political tension in the country.

然而，圍繞加密貨幣法規的模糊性可能會加劇該國的政治緊張局勢。

Opposition lawmakers from the Democratic party perceive that the delay in the crypto tax implementation is being used by the government as a political tool.

民主黨反對派議員認為，延遲實施加密稅正被政府用作政治工具。