The hunt for the controversial founding father of the now-collapsed Terra ecosystem, Do Kwon, has intensified with South Korean officers reportedly confirming they despatched not less than two folks to Serbia to trace him down.
In keeping with a Feb. 7 Bloomberg report, the prosecutor’s workplace in Seoul stated the stories “aren’t false” concerning members of its crew trekking out to the Balkan state to seek out Kwon.
It seems not less than two state officers went — one from the prosecutor’s workplace and the otherfrom South Korea’s Justice Ministry.
South Korean-based publication Chosun Media reported on Dec. 11 {that a} state intelligence official knowledgeable them that Kwon had primarily based himself in Serbia.
There may be at present no extradition treaty between South Korea and Serbia.
This possible made Serbia an excellent hideout spot for Kwon, in keeping with a current opinion article from Minso Kim, a author for the South Korean publication Chosun Media.
South Korea has nonetheless stripped Kwon of his passport, which can make future journey tougher.
Kwon has been accused of being on the run since Sept. 14, when South Korean prosecutors issued an arrest warrant in opposition to him, an accusation that he denied in October.
The 31-year-old fallen entrepreneur has additionally been accused of breaching capital markets legal guidelines.
Whereas Kwon is understood to be a prolific tweeter, he went practically two months with out tweeting or retweeting a single put up — inflicting some to take a position what the controversial determine has been as much as.
However Kwon not too long ago responded to an evocative tweet focused at him, stating that he hasn’t stolen any cash and has by no means had any “secret cashouts.”
I discover that Twitter is an efficient place for rumors however poor place to get details
I’ve stolen no cash and by no means had “secret cashouts” – comfortable to deal with particular allegations
In any case, good day to you
— Do Kwon (@stablekwon) February 1, 2023
Thus far, Kwon denies any wrongdoing.
Associated: Terraform Labs claims case in opposition to Do Kwon is ‘extremely politicized’: WSJ
The collapse of the Terra ecosystem was partly triggered by the de-peg of its TerraClassicUSD (USTC) algorithmic stablecoin, UST. Terra Basic (LUNC) was carefully linked to the stablecoin, with that too falling near 100%.
Roughly $60 billion price of worth was worn out of the ecosystem.
Cointelegraph reached out to Terraform Labs and the South Korean Prosecutor’s workplace for remark however didn’t obtain a direct response.
