韩国议员因涉嫌误报加密货币持有量而面临牢狱之灾

州检察官建议因未披露其大部分加密资产而判处该立法者六个月监禁

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

韩国立法者可能因涉嫌误报其加密货币持有量而面临监禁。

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.

州检察官周一建议对这位议员判处六个月监禁，原因是他未披露其大部分加密资产，违反了该国关于公务员透明度和问责制的政策。

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.

韩国国民议会议员金南国 (Kim Nam-kook) 可能会因未能披露其持有的所有加密货币而被送进国家监狱，这违反了该国公职人员的道德准则。

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.

州检察官指控 Kim 故意不报告其持有的加密货币，并指控他故意隐瞒拥有大量数字资产。

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.

在诉讼过程中，检方要求首尔南部地方法院刑事第九庭法官郑宇龙判处前民主党议员六个月监禁。

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

检察官声称金误报了他的加密资产，建议这位议员应被指控妨碍公务。

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

“被告打算不申报他拥有的硬币，”检察官说。

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

检察组补充说：“他以虚假方式阻碍国会伦理委员会对国会议员资产的审查。”

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…

一名韩国国会议员因隐瞒其持有的加密货币而被检察官判处六个月监禁。他在 2021 年和 2022 年隐匿了相当于 99 亿韩元（680 万美元）和 9.9 亿韩元（68 万美元）的加密货币资产，违反了……的义务。

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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.

据韩国检察官称，议员不披露加密资产的目的是隐瞒其利润来源。

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

调查显示，这位议员曾两次隐瞒其加密货币资产。

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 未能报告他拥有价值 680 万美元的加密资产。这位议员也未能申报 2022 年他的数字资产价值 68 万美元。

“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 在一篇帖子中表示：“他在 2021 年和 2022 年隐匿了相当于 99 亿韩元（680 万美元）和 9.9 亿韩元（68 万美元）的加密货币资产，违反了公职人员申报财产持有的义务。”

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.

州检察官表示，立法者将资金转移到银行账户，这样他就可以隐瞒利润来源，误报自己的真实资产。他们还发现，只有将剩余的加密货币转换为资产才被宣布为他的总价值。

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

该事件发生之际，韩国因政府未能实施新的加密货币税法而导致政治紧张局势加剧。

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.

涵盖加密资产的新税法原定于明年实施，但政府决定将税收政策推迟到 2027 年。

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

根据期待已久的加密货币税法，政府将对加密货币收益征收 20% 的税。

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

然而，围绕加密货币法规的模糊性可能会加剧该国的政治紧张局势。

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.

民主党反对派议员认为，延迟实施加密货币税正被政府用作政治工具。