The attorney for former Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon has objected to the US Securities Commission (SEC) accepting his client’s testimony.
Do Kwon’s defense crew opposed the SEC’s request. Photo: TechCrunch
Do Kwon’s defense crew filed a petition in New York court protest request from the US Securities Commission (SEC) relating to the interrogation of the former director of Terraform Labs (the organization that develops the Terra (LUNA) blockchain and the Terra USD (UST) stablecoin)since he is now detained in Montenegro.
Kwon’s attorney argued that the SEC’s extradition request was extremely hard. Source: CourtListener
Last week, the SEC stated the Southern District of New York court ought to permit the commission to query Kwon in the United States. By September 27, the legal crew defended their consumer, saying this was extremely hard since Do Kwon did not even have a release date from Montenegro. Furthermore, they stated that even giving written testimony would be inappropriate underneath the method demanded by US law.
As Coinlive reported, Kwon was arrested in Montenegro in March 2023 and convicted by a nearby court for working with a fake Costa Rican passport to flee the nation. Kwon was later on sentenced to four months in prison. Both the United States and South Korea are in search of Kwon’s extradition.
At the very same time, Terraform Labs and Kwon had been also charged by the SEC in connection with the stablecoin’s surprising algorithmic collapse final 12 months. The committee accused the two Terraform and Kwon of orchestrating the scheme, raising billions of bucks from traders via disguised securities offerings and numerous unregistered trading actions.
On the other hand, Kwon is also dealing with criminal expenses from the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
Conversely, the co-founder of Terraform Labs also intends to re-export and relaunch the task with a new Terra two. guise. However, the Terra Classic neighborhood even now would like to faithfully keep the authentic blockchain, but proposes to halt issuing USTC.
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