Singapore Refuses To Renew The Employment Pass For Do Kwon And It Will Expire On December 7

South Korea is still having difficulty enforcing the arrest warrant for Do Kwon because he is currently in Singapore. However, his Singapore Employment Pass (EP) will soon expire on December 7. Given the current situation Singapore is unlikely to accept his request to renew his EP.

As updated in a previous Coincu News article, the arrest warrant for Do Kwon and 5 other people related to TerraForm Labs was issued by Korean authorities on September 14. However, Do Kwon is in Singapore. The two countries do not have a bilateral extradition treaty, so it is difficult to enforce the arrest warrant issued by the South Korean authorities.

Local outlet Munhwa Ilbo reported on September 15 that prosecutors requested the invalidation of five passports belonging to former Terraform employees of Korean nationality, including Do Kwon and financial officer Han Mo. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately moved to order the return of their passports and impose a refusal of new passport issuance. It would take about a month for the passport invalidation to come into effect. 

As Kwon is currently in Singapore as a result of his previous Employment Pass (EP), this allows qualified foreign entrepreneurs to start and operate a business in Singapore, citing Ministry of Manpower filings ( MOM).

Meanwhile, as reported by The Straitstimes Singapore, the founder of Terra has applied to renew his EP, which expires on December 7 and has been rejected.

This was difficult to do as the South Korean authorities proceeded to invalidate his passport to force him back.

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) reserves the right to refuse to renew an employment application if it finds that there is a violation of the law. Some foreigners have had their employment cards revoked after they were found guilty of carrying out government-imposed lockdowns in 2020.

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