The Ministry of Justice prohibits all expert witnesses in the trial of Tornado Cash founder star-news.press/wp

Romanian storm, the founder of Tornado Cash, claimed social media that the Ministry of Justice clogs his expert witnesses. His trial is scheduled to start on July 14, more than one month after today.

Six witnesses called, and the Ministry of Justice rejected five of them completely. One of the witnesses, Matthew Edman, may have relevant information about Blockchain technology, but the Ministry of Justice strongly restricts it.

A legal battle on Tornado Cash, decentralized privacy protocol, was brewing for a long time.

In 2023, the United States government approved the platform for allegedly assisting infiltrators in North Korea. Tornado Cash Roman Storm fought these allegations, ultimately led to the imminent trial and witnesses.

Since the Roman Storm has treated the treatment of its expert witnesses, prominent Encryption Leaders and Organizations She donated his legal fund. The storm requested such donations at several points throughout the history of this case.

However, the Ministry of Justice lists several valid reasons for rejecting the “experts” of the storm in presentation. These witnesses were appointed to testify on digital privacy, Blockchain technology, the distinctive symbol, and whether Kyc requirements will be applied to Tornado Cash, among other things.

Prosecutors took a bleak look at all these topics, and they directly rejected their importance. For example, this is part of the dismissal of Matthew Green, the first expert witness in the Roman Storm:

“None of the above topics is related to any truth in this case.

I dealt with all other Roman storm witnesses in the same way – criticizing their importance, methodology and proper flow of their data.

Also, the Ministry of Justice confirmed that it is not the expert’s job to submit legal provisions, such as whether or not KYC requires Tornado Cash. The judge and the jury are supposed to determine this.

More importantly, the Roman storm is accused of conspiracy to violate international sanctions, and many witnesses do not address this issue directly.

Although the US Treasury has removed criticism from Tornado Cash from the sanctions list, there is a long scrutiny against it. The Ministry of Justice renewed its attack on the Roman storm last month, and intended to see it convicted. It may need to find witnesses with a more directly relevant certificate.

Meanwhile, many members of society and organizations continue to support the founder and donated legal defense.

Earlier today, Ethereum announced that it would donate $ 500,000 from the organization’s fund and another $ 750,000 from society.

In general, it appears that the Roman storm has financial resources to provide a strong defense in its trial. However, without expert witnesses, his case may face severe obstacles.