Odaily Planet Daily News: A Dutch court refused to release Alexey Pertsev, a Tornado Cash developer who was sentenced for money laundering, and he is currently preparing to appeal. A spokesman for the Court of Appeal in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, revealed that Pertsev will continue to be detained. His defense lawyers Keith Cheng and Judith de Boer argued that Pertsev would not abscond and that he needed to be online to prepare for the appeal trial. Previously, Pertsev was arrested in August 2022, just days after the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Tornado Cash. He was detained, and prosecutors disclosed his allegations of money laundering three months later. Pertsev was released to house arrest after eight months in prison, and he was finally released under specific conditions last year. Now, his lawyers argue that Pertsev is no more at risk of absconding than before. Another Tornado Cash developer, Roman Storm, will stand trial in the United States in September. He is accused of money laundering, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmission business, and conspiracy to violate US sanctions laws. (DL News)
