韩国议员 Kim Nam-kook 因隐匿 750 万美元加密货币而被判入狱，引发了加强监管的呼声

一名韩国国会议员因隐瞒其持有的加密货币而被判处六个月监禁。前民主党议员金南国在 2021 年至 2022 年间隐藏了价值 99 亿韩元（680 万美元）和 9.9 亿韩元（68 万美元）的资产。

A South Korean lawmaker has been sentenced to six months in prison for concealing his cryptocurrency holdings, highlighting the lack of transparency in the country's handling of digital assets and sparking calls for stricter regulation.

一名韩国议员因隐瞒其持有的加密货币而被判处六个月监禁，凸显该国在处理数字资产方面缺乏透明度，并引发了加强监管的呼声。

Former Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Nam-kook was found guilty of hiding assets worth 9.9 billion won ($6.8 million) and 990 million won ($680,000) between 2021 and 2022, in violation of a law that bars public officials from holding any property without declaring it to the public.

前民主党议员金南国 (Kim Nam-kook) 被判在 2021 年至 2022 年间隐藏价值 99 亿韩元（680 万美元）和 9.9 亿韩元（68 万美元）的资产，违反了禁止公职人员在未申报的情况下持有任何财产的法律。向公众。

The case attracted attention due to the increasing prevalence of celebrities owning cryptocurrencies and the government's efforts to regulate digital assets.

由于持有加密货币的名人越来越多以及政府监管数字资产的努力，该案引起了人们的关注。

During the final session on December 18, the prosecution sought a six-month imprisonment of Kim in the hearing held at the Seoul Southern District Court before the presiding Judge Jeong Woo-yong. The prosecution alleged that Kim intentionally concealed his cryptocurrency assets from the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) and provided false information regarding his wealth to the National Assembly Ethics Committee.

在 12 月 18 日的最后一次庭审中，检方在首尔南部地方法院举行的听证会上，由主审法官郑宇镛判处金某 6 个月监禁。检方指控金某故意向金融监督委员会（FSC）隐瞒其加密货币资产，并向国会伦理委员会提供有关其财富的虚假信息。

The prosecution highlighted that Kim exchanged some of his cryptocurrencies to a bank account in an attempt to conceal the large gains he made in the crypto investments. According to the prosecution, he understated the value of his assets in the 2021 and 2022 returns. In 2021, he declared merely 1.2 billion won of assets, but he actively concealed approximately 9.9 billion won in cryptocurrencies. In the same way, he camouflaged 990 million won of cryptocurrency in 2022 through his property report forgery.

检方强调，金将他的一些加密货币兑换到银行账户，试图掩盖他在加密货币投资中获得的巨额收益。检方称，他在 2021 年和 2022 年的纳税申报表中低估了自己的资产价值。 2021年，他只申报了12亿韩元的资产，但他积极隐瞒了约99亿韩元的加密货币。同样，他在2022年通过伪造财产报告隐匿了9.9亿韩元的加密货币。

The court stated that public officials must declare their assets to prevent corruption and maintain public trust, and that the public is regarded as the victim in this case, as Kim's actions deprived them of the right to know about his assets and hold him accountable. The court's decision also aims to deter other officials from making false asset declarations.

法院表示，公职人员必须申报资产，以防止腐败和维护公众信任，而公众被视为本案的受害者，因为金正日的行为剥夺了公众了解其资产并追究其责任的权利。法院的裁决还旨在阻止其他官员做出虚假资产申报。

As government struggles to keep up with the rise of cryptocurrency and other new financial instruments, this case may lead to calls for tighter regulation of cryptocurrencies to ensure greater accountability and transparency in the handling of digital assets by public officials.

由于政府努力跟上加密货币和其他新金融工具的崛起，此案可能会导致人们呼吁对加密货币进行更严格的监管，以确保公职人员在处理数字资产时承担更大的责任和透明度。