• South Korea is freezing 7.1 billion Korean won (US$5.36 million) in Do Kwon’s assets
• The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office has requested judicial cooperation to collect Kwon’s computers, hard disks, and other Terraform-related equipment
• Both South Korea and the United States have asked Montenegro authorities to extradite Do Kwon on allegations ranging from fraud to securities law crimes
Freezing of Assets
The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors‘ Office has frozen 7.1 billion Korean won ($5.36 million) in assets belonging to Terraform Labs CEO Kwon “Do Kwon” Do-hyung. According to a spokeswoman for the Seoul prosecutors’ office, a Seoul court is assessing Kwon’s domestic and foreign assets for compensation. The sum will be confiscated following a final guilty verdict from the court. Moreover, according to a recent report from the South Korean news outlet News1, the assets comprise the Terra founder’s deposits in accounts based overseas, including one in Switzerland, where Seoul’s prosecutors have requested judicial cooperation.
Asset Collection
Legal action is also being taken to collect Kwon’s computers, hard disks, and other Terraform-related equipment by seeking judicial cooperation with foreign countries as some of these may be located there. South Korea will likely restrict Kwon from relocating or selling the listed assets if the case is granted by the court.
Extradition Request
Both South Korea and the United States have asked Montenegro authorities to extradite Do Kwon on allegations ranging from fraud to securities law crimes after he was arrested at a local airport in Montenegro for travelling using fake travel documents.
Kwon and Terraform Labs have repeatedly said that the allegations are without merit and are politically driven. Interpol had also issued red notice against him for his involvement with stablecoin Terra USD [UST] and its $40 billion ecosystem which collapsed last year leading to failure of many firms like crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC).
Zero Recognizable Assets
According to a representative of Seoul prosecutors‘ office earlier told Forkast that Kwon had “zero“ recognizable assets in South Korea but would not clarify on how much of these were included in 7.1 billion won frozen by them till now.
Final Verdict
South Korea will freeze 7.1 billion Korean won (US$5.36 million) in Do Kwon’s assets until it gets final guilty verdict from court after assessing all his domestic as well as foreign assets for compensation purposes