Do Kwon Faces Grim Conditions in Montenegro Jail "10 People in 8sqm Room with No Bed"

Terraform Labs founder, Do Kwon, is currently in a Montenegro jail, awaiting a likely indictment for alleged document forgery.

According to Protos, a criminal defense lawyer in the country recently revealed that Kwon's daily life is now far from the luxury of the private jet he attempted to board before his arrest. According to the lawyer, "things haven't changed since the report" by the US Department of State in 2020 that detailed grim conditions of overcrowding and aggressive treatment by staff in Montenegro jails and prisons.

Detainees are held in quarantine for 10 days upon arrest to ensure they're not suffering from COVID-19. The rooms are okay during the quarantine period as they're shared with only one or two people, but after that, the detainees are moved to a general facility along with others awaiting trial, where the conditions are far worse than quarantine. 

The rooms are overcrowded and detainees are granted only a 30-minute "walk around the block" each day and can buy basic goods like cigarettes and coffee from the commissary.

“Rooms are 8 meters squared and very crowded,” the lawyer explained. “There’s about 10 to 11 people in a room — there’s usually not even a bed.“

Regarding Kwon's extradition proceedings, South Korea and the US have officially requested extradition, but it's up to Montenegro courts to decide which country may win extradition. The criminal defense lawyer believes it will be "at least a year" before any extradition agreements can be made.

Kwon will first be tried in Montenegrin court for his criminal charges there, and if he's found guilty, the details of his case are likely to result in a prison sentence of six months to five years. Appeals can take at least three to four months, and it doesn't stop sentencing from being carried out in the meantime. If an appeal to the higher court fails, Kwon is only able to appeal to the Supreme Court after serving one year of his sentence. It looks like Kwon should get used to local prison conditions for the foreseeable future.

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