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Gotovina Tornado programmer Alexey Pertsev was released after spending three years in previous custody. Pertsev will continue to complain against his condemnation of money laundering with Tornado cash.
Pertsev was released provided that it remained under electronic surveillance, and the appeal potentially set a precedent for the manner in which the courts act with the crypto developers aimed at privacy.
Pertsev released from prison
Pertsev, a Russian citizen, was sentenced to 64 months in Dutch prison last year. He published the release in the post on X. Cash Programmer Tornado was released after rejection of multiple claims for a guarantee and comes at a time when several discussions on legal treatment that are underway by cryptocurrencies focused on privacy. Pertsev’s previous detention suspended the court to allow him to focus on his conviction. Pertsev published on X thanks to his lawyers and those who donated for their legal costs, stating,
“Freedom is invaluable, but my freedom costs a lot of money. My home custody was only possible thanks to the work of the lawyer, who were paid by your donations. My fight is not over yet, and for the final and confident victory, I still need your help. Please support our fight here. “
Focus on appeal
The Treasury of the United States imposed several sanctions for Tornado Gotovina in August 2022, accusing her of allowing it to wash more than $ 7 billion since 2019. Pertsev is arrested the same month and charged with money laundering and facilitating unlawful transactions through the platform. From his arrest, Pertsev actively complains about his belief and seeks bail. However, despite multiple attempts, his demands were rejected. Pertsev’s defense claims that he has created an open code software and should not be responsible or criminalized for his abuse.
Discussion of responsibility
The Cash Tornado Tornado Cash case has launched a privacy discussion and whether the software developers will be responsible for the way their code is used. The Pertsev case was gained swing after the US Federal Court ruled that sanctions against Tornado Gotovina were illegal. On January 21st, the court report confirmed that the District Court’s verdict had been canceled and sent for examination.
“It was ordered and awarded that the judgment of the district court was canceled, and the cause was dismissed to the district court for further proceedings in accordance with the opinion of this court.”
The decision of the federal appeal was shot in the hand of privacy advocates who claim that developers should not be punished for actions beyond their control. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin also expressed concern about Pertsev’s criminal prosecution and called him worrying preceding developers, adding that many believed that the construction software was a legitimate and legal way of protecting privacy. Buterin also gave several donations for Pertsev -O’s legal fund through a decentralized platform to raise Juicebox funds.
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