A local court in South Korea denied the prosecutor\u2019s request to issue an arrest warrant for Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-Seong, also known as Daniel Shin. This was the second attempt made by South Korean authorities to reign in Shin following the recent arrest of Do Kwon \u2014 Terra\u2019s other co-founder.<\/p>\n
On March 23, Kwon was arrested at Podgorica airport in Montenegro while attempting to use fake documents to fly abroad. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office took advantage of this situation and, on March 27, requested an arrest warrant\u00a0for Shin,\u00a0citing his involvement in cashing in illicit profits from Terra (LUNA) and TerraUSD (UST) sales. <\/p>\n
However, the Seoul Southern District Court denied the request while citing unconfirmed allegations and the unlikeliness of Shin being a flight risk or destroying evidence, according to local media Yonhap.<\/p>\n
Shin currently faces multiple fraud charges, specifically in relation to allegedly hiding risks associated with investing in the in-house tokens by Terraform Labs.<\/p>\n
Related: <\/em><\/strong>South Korea to examine crypto staking services following the Kraken case<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Following Kwon\u2019s arrest in Montenegro, authorities from both the United States and South Korea have tried to\u00a0extradite the entrepreneur.<\/p>\n As Cointelegraph reported, Montenegrin Justice Minister Marko Kova\u010d said the U.S. made diplomatic efforts to ask for Kwon to be handed over, while South Korean officials have requested extradition. <\/p>\n