Sujming Wine (Wang Shuiming) is still in extradition detention and is awaiting a decision on extradition to China, an official from the Ministry of Justice confirmed to Vijesti.
The Chinese citizen was arrested at the end of January at Tivat Airport, during a check of passengers on a private plane that had flown from the Maldives to Montenegro.
China has issued an arrest warrant for him on suspicion that he organized illegal betting through online platforms and thereby made illegal profits - large sums of money at the expense of Chinese citizens.
"Wang Shuiming is in extradition detention pursuant to a decision of the Higher Court in Podgorica dated January 27, 2025, due to the existence of an international arrest warrant by the NCB Interpol Beijing. The named person is wanted in order to ensure his presence for the purpose of conducting criminal proceedings before the competent authorities of the People's Republic of China," the government department he heads announced. Bojan Božović.
They stated that so far they have only received a request from the competent authorities of the People's Republic of China and noted that the extradition procedure is ongoing before the High Court in Podgorica.
"We cannot speculate on the time when the extradition decision will be made, given that the extradition procedure is still ongoing before the competent court, and that the time of making the decision and the duration of the procedure depend on various aspects related to both legally regulated procedures and each specific case," the Ministry of Justice said.
The Podgorica High Court also confirmed that Šujming was ordered into extradition detention by a decision of the investigating judge, on the grounds of detention under Article 175, paragraph 1, item 1 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), due to the existence of an international arrest warrant from the NCB Interpol Beijing, for the purpose of extradition for the purpose of conducting criminal proceedings.
"The case is still with the investigating judge, in order to collect the necessary data and information necessary to decide on the fulfillment of the conditions for his extradition to the requesting state," states the response to Vijesti, signed by an independent public relations advisor. Ivana Vukmirović.
The Police Department announced that Vang was in possession of travel documents from the Republic of Vanuatu when he was arrested on January 28th.
At the same time, they noted that Montenegro is recognized as a destination that carries out detailed checks of foreign citizens at border crossings.
"Through such controls and efficient international cooperation, this person has also been deprived of his liberty and he will be brought before the investigating judge of the Higher Court in Podgorica for further jurisdiction within the legal deadline," the statement published on January 28th states.
According to foreign media, Shuiming was convicted in Singapore in 2024 as one of the main actors in the largest money laundering case in the country's history, where a total of more than three billion dollars was seized.
He pleaded guilty to money laundering and document forgery, for which he was sentenced to 13 months and six weeks.
The same information says that after serving his sentence, he was deported to Japan, after which he was arrested in Montenegro.
Some sources say that in addition to Vanuatu, he also held passports from Turkey and Cambodia.
In Singapore, assets worth over $199 million were seized from him, including luxury properties, vehicles, watches and a crystal piano...
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