Binance executive, Gambaryan, enters the courtroom on a wheelchair

Executive Tigran Gambaryan of Binance Holdings Limited, who is currently under arrest, was wheeled into Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday.

Gambaryan, who was clothed in blue jeans and a black T-shirt, is being charged with money laundering along with the cryptocurrency company.

Gambaryan got up from the wheelchair and cautiously entered the dock when the matter was called.

Ogechi Ujam, the attorney for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, informed the court that although the case was set for trial continuation, Ekele Iheanacho, the commission’s main attorney, was not present.

In order to allow Iheanacho to conduct the trial, Ujam implored the court to put the matter on hold.

The motion was not opposed by Mark Mordi, SAN, who represented Gambaryan, or Babatunde Fagbohunlu, SAN, who represented Binance, the first defendant.

Judge Emeka Nwite postponed the decision till midday.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Justice Nwite gave the Nigerian Correctional Service administration an order on July 5 to release Gambaryan’s medical certificate by July 16 at the latest.

After receiving an application from Mordi, Gambaryan’s attorney, the judge issued the order.

In an earlier court order, Mordi had pleaded for the court to call the medical staff at Kuje Correctional Centre to account for the doctor’s claimed refusal to provide his client’s medical report.

According to NAN, Gambaryan reportedly passed out in front of the court on May 23 due to apparent bad health.

On May 27, the defense attorney company Aluko & Oyebode also expressed concerns about the cryptocurrency firm’s executive’s potential death in Kuje Correctional Center due to his purportedly declining health.

NAN