Do Kwon's prison conditions proved to be quite harshOn March 23, the scandalous founder of Terraform Labs Kwon was detained at Podgorica airport with false documents. Now he is in jail, awaiting a court decision. The lawyer told about the daily life of the crypto-businessman.
"In 2020, a human rights report by the U.S. State Department detailed the conditions of treatment of prisoners by staff. Little has changed since then. However, there are some additions related to Covid-19.
You are kept in quarantine for 10 days to make sure you are not sick. The rooms are quite decent, you live in twos or threesomes. After quarantine you are transferred to a general cell, where prisoners wait for trial. The conditions here are much worse than in the isolation ward.
The rooms are 8 square meters and are very cramped, there may be 10 to 11 people, often there is not even a bed," said the lawyer.
Also, detainees can walk around the block for 30 minutes and buy cigarettes and coffee at the store.
Kwon is still hoping for extradition to South Korea or the United States, but that probably won't happen. At a press conference Wednesday, Justice Minister Marco Kovacs spoke about which country could theoretically win extradition.
"When we get several extradition requests, it depends on several factors - the gravity of the crime, the place and time, how the request was received and other conditions," Kovacs said.
It is up to the Montenegrin courts to decide, but analysts have suggested that Korea has the upper hand.
The lawyer also spoke about extradition. He said that if a deal is made, it won't be sooner than a year from now. Kwon will be tried in Montenegro first, which could take four to five months.
He added that if all charges are confirmed, the fraudster will be behind bars for a minimum of six months, and a maximum of five years.
