Renowned trial attorney Brian Klein has revealed he volition represent Virgil Griffith, the developer recently arrested for participating in a blockchain conference in Northward Korea.

In a tweet posted on Dec. 3, Klein stated that his client disputes the "untested allegations in the criminal complaint" and had been temporarily released from jail pending his trial.

Klein: Griffith "looks forward to the total story" coming out

Klein — who has previously represented the likes of Charlie Shrem and Erik Voorhees — is a one-time federal prosecutor who currently works equally a criminal and regulatory defense force chaser at United States law house Baker Marquart.

He has extensive feel with technology cases and chairs the American Bar Association'south blockchain, digital currency and ICO national institute, his staff profile indicates.

As reported, Griffith — a 36-year former American citizen living in Singapore — was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 29 and is beingness charged with conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Human activity or IEEPA.

Griffith had traveled to the Autonomous People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to deliver a conference presentation, entitled "Blockchain and Peace," despite allegedly having been denied permission to do so past the U.S. State Section.

The U.Southward. Department of Justice has charged Griffith with providing "highly technical information to North Korea, knowing that this information could be used to assist Democratic people's republic of korea launder coin and evade sanctions."

In his tweet, Klein has welcomed the ruling to release Griffith from jail pending his forthcoming trial, adding that his client "looks frontwards to his day in court, when the full story can come out."

Vitalik Buterin pledges his support

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has declared his solidarity with Griffith, stating he believes that "geopolitical open-mindedness is a *virtue*" and that he does not believe Griffith gave the DPRK "any kind of real assist in doing anything bad."

Buterin has supported a modify.org petition to release the programmer, which has 50 signatures by press fourth dimension.