Minister of Justice Bojan Božović, as the only person authorized to issue a decision on the extradition of South Korean cryptocurrency king Do Kwon, was not, nor will be, influenced by any instance or individual, the Ministry of Justice announced.
From that government department, they said that the possibility of extraditing Do Kwon to any country was not considered at all, "because the Ministry of Justice was informed in a timely manner of the investment of an extraordinary legal remedy by the Supreme State Prosecutor's Office".
"As the media and the general public were informed through the announcement of the Supreme Court of Montenegro, that court, in the extradition procedure of the named person, decided on the request for the protection of legality, which was submitted by the Supreme State Prosecutor's Office on August 2.8.2024, XNUMX, and issued a decision postponing execution of the decision of the High Court in Podgorica and the Appellate Court of Montenegro, made in the proceedings regarding the extradition of Kwon Do Hyeong. This means that the extradition of the mentioned person has been postponed until the decision of the Supreme Court," the announcement states.
"Given the fact that the extradition proceedings in this case are still being conducted before the courts, thanks to the proactive approach of the Supreme State Prosecutor's Office, which we always welcome, the Ministry of Justice cannot comment on the said proceedings nor does it wish to prejudge the adoption of the decision and its future content and character. will not do so in this or in other cases," said the Ministry of Justice.
They noted that matters under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Justice regarding the issue of extradition are part of his regular activities, "and he does not attach any more or less importance to it than usual, regardless of which person it was".
"Also, the regular activities of the Minister of Justice include interest in and familiarization with all previously adopted decisions that allowed or did not allow extradition. In this regard, special attention is paid to decisions that are in conflict with the decisions of domestic courts, as well as the possibility of adopting different solutions on these issues, all in accordance with the laws of Montenegro and the decisions of competent institutions", it is added.
"In this regard, we ask all actors from the public scene, especially those from the legal profession, to refrain from incoherent commenting on cases, so that the decisions of the Montenegrin courts are made without any shadow, especially those accompanied by politicization and politicking. After the completion of those actions, the Ministry the Ministry of Justice will undertake activities within its jurisdiction, with which it will familiarize the interested public in detail," it concludes.
Bonus video:
