Montenegro, the small Balkan nation that Do Kwon fled to earlier than he was arrested for holding false and flagged passports, is constant to really feel important political reverberations from his apprehension, with present Justice Minister Bojan Božović investigating non-extradition selections made by his predecessor Andrej Milović.
The investigation by Božović was launched after Milović advised that Do shouldn’t be extradited to South Korea, as it might impede the concurrent investigation happening in the USA.
Milović implied that he believes Prime Minister Milojko Spajić is purposely attempting to ship Do to South Korea in order that he gained’t be implicated within the collapse of Luna.
Nonetheless, the investigation into Milović has nothing to do with Do. Quite, it considerations a refusal to extradite supposed Kurdish crime boss Binali Camgoz again to Turkey.
Whereas Montenegrin courts have stated Camgoz’s extradition must be allowed and the Montenegrin secret service has advised his presence within the nation is harmful, Milović has as an alternative claimed that sending the Kurd again to Turkey is desired by Spajić and Božović to make sure funding for infrastructure initiatives in Montenegro.
It’s price noting that Milović is presently operating for mayor of Podgorica — the capital of Montenegro — which is commonly a leaping board for additional political ambitions. Milović and Prime Minister Spajić are additionally in competing political events.
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Messy extraditions and political upheaval
Regardless, what this has confirmed but once more is that Do Kwon’s existence inside Montenegrin borders has thrown disarray into the political-upper echelons and proven how flimsy and unreliable extraditions might be on the whole.
In the meantime, practically a yr and a half in the past, Do’s lawyer informed Protos life in Montenegro can be “grim” for Do and that he anticipated it to take “at least a year” earlier than any extradition occurred.
The identical lawyer is now requesting half 1,000,000 {dollars} in claims from the Luna property because of his illustration of Do. It’s unclear when he will probably be extradited or whether or not it will likely be to South Korea or the US.
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