The former CEO of defunct online gambling technology outfit Sheriff Gaming is suing the Netherlands government for €75m for being subjected to what he claims is an illegal prosecution.

To refresh your memory, Sheriff Gaming was a thriving 3D slots developer until May 2013, when Dutch police, gaming regulators and tax authorities pounced, ultimately charging Sheriff’s parent company Bubble Group NV and its three principal owners – CEO Stijn Flapper and brothers Maurice and Michel Gregoire – with illegal gambling, money laundering, tax evasion and other crimes.

On Monday, Dutch media outlet Financieele Dagblad posted the first interview with the 38-year-old Flapper since his November 2013 arrest. Flapper (pictured on the left, alongside his attorney) told the paper that he’d “done nothing illegal” and that the ongoing prosecution was deeply hypocritical given that the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) gaming regulator “tolerates … dozens of internet casinos.”

Flapper notes that he’s being prosecuted for offering online gambling, which is in the process of being formally legalized by the Dutch government. The Dutch legislature’s lower chamber approved its Remote Gaming Bill last July and the Senate is expected to follow suit this year.