The Appellate Court of Montenegro previously canceled Kwon’s extradition approval to either the United States or South Korea in mid-December 2023.
A court in Montenegro has again canceled the extradition of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, accepting the appeal by Kwon’s defense attorneys.
The Appellate Court of Montenegro accepted the appeal of Kwon’s defense in a panel session on Feb. 7, according to an official announcement by the court.
The new ruling has annulled the previous decision of the High Court in Podgorica dated Dec. 29, 2023, returning the case to the first instance to the court for retrial and decision, the Appellate Court stated.