I think the one half of the problem is: is freezing, confiscating funds considered a fine, a penalty, a sentence? In my non-lawyer opinion, I think so. The oth

I think the one half of the problem is: is freezing, confiscating funds considered a fine, a penalty, a sentence? In my non-lawyer opinion, I think so. The other half is: can the accused still have a fair trial without the funds? Given that there are assigned counsel, the answer to that question is 'yes'. But as a non-lawyer, I also know that for one, the outcome of a trial can very much depend on your counsel, and two, big-money counsel are better than those assigned.