Do Kwon extradition delayed again by Montenegro Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court docket of Montenegro postponed Do Kwon’s extradition once more after an attraction by Kwon, suspending the Supreme Court docket’s ruling, which gave the Justice Minister the ultimate say.

In accordance with the web site of the Constitutional Court docket of Montenegro, the courtroom permitted a request to postpone the conduct of his extradition trial, “till the ultimate resolution of the Constitutional Court docket.”

Montenegrin day by day Dan stories that Kwon’s authorized staff made the request after she filed an attraction in opposition to the Supreme Court docket’s ruling on September 25. The Justice Division was reportedly solely knowledgeable of this name on Friday.

It in flip claims to have suspended the Supreme Court docket’s September 19 ruling has suspended the ultimate resolution on his extradition allowto South Korea or the US, which might be carried out by the Minister of Justice Bojan Božović.

Learn extra: Kwon’s extradition has already been determined by the Minister of Justice of Montenegro

The courtroom’s full ruling reads: “The request for suspension of execution is APPROVED and the execution of the judgment of the Supreme Court docket of Montenegro is SUSPENDED, from September 19, 2024, and the decision-making process on the consent to the applicant of the constitutional attraction extradited to the DHK, till the ultimate resolution of the Constitutional Court docket.”

The Justice Ministry reportedly mentioned: “We ask that the Constitutional Court docket act as shortly as attainable on this case and that it inform us at once sooner or later in order that we will proceed the actions initiated within the particular case.”

On Thursday, Božović mentioned he had determined what he would extradite Kwon to and all the placement can be introduced on the finish of this week. At the moment’s announcement marks the third time {that a} resolution on Kwon’s extradition has been postponed. It’s also his sixth attraction filed.

The Supreme Court docket concluded in September that earlier choices by the Supreme Court docket and the Court docket of Attraction had been illegal.