Binance
executive
Tigran
Gambaryan
will
remain
detained
in
Nigeria
until
at
least
October,
as
the
Federal
High
Court
has
adjourned
his
money
laundering
trial.
On
July
16,
Justice
Emeka
Nwite
postponed
the
trial
to
Oct.
11
because
a
court-ordered
medical
report
for
Gambaryan
was
missing.
This
latest
delay
means
Gambaryan
will
have
been
in
Nigerian
custody
for
around
eight
months
by
October,
having
been
detained
since
February
2024.
Gambaryan
was
initially
held
in
a
guest
house
in
Abuja
with
another
Binance
executive,
Nadeem
Anjarwalla,
who
escaped
in
March.
Gambaryan
was
later
transferred
to
the
Kuje
Correctional
Centre
after
pleading
not
guilty
to
the
Economic
and
Financial
Crimes
Commission’s
(EFCC)
money
laundering
charges.
Health
situation
Gambaryan’s
health
appears
to
be
declining,
as
he
arrived
in
court
in
a
wheelchair
on
July
16.
Earlier
this
month,
Justice
Nwite
ordered
prison
management
to
produce
Gambaryan’s
medical
certificate
by
July
16.
His
lawyer,
Mark
Mordi,
highlighted
the
failure
to
comply
with
this
order,
stressing
that
his
client’s
health
was
worsening.
In
response,
the
judge
issued
a
bench
warrant
for
the
arrest
of
Abuja
prison
doctor
Abraham
Ehizojie
for
failing
to
appear
with
the
medical
report.
Additionally,
he
directed
that
Gambaryan
be
admitted
to
a
hospital
for
proper
treatment.
This
development
is
the
latest
twist
in
Gambaryan’s
ongoing
trial.
In
May,
Gambaryan
collapsed
in
court
and
was
subsequently
visited
by
US
lawmakers
French
Hill
and
Chrissy
Houlahan,
who
reported
he
had
malaria
and
pneumonia.
However,
the
Nigerian
government
refuted
these
claims,
insisting
that
Gambaryan
is
receiving
fair
treatment
and
access
to
quality
medical
care.
Mohammed
Idris,
Nigeria’s
Minister
of
Information
and
National
Orientation,
stated:
“Gambaryan
is
being
held
in
lawful
detention
and
has
access
to
quality
medical
care
whenever
required.
He
also
has
full
access
to
consular
services
from
his
home
government.
The
Federal
Government
will
not
do
anything
to
jeopardize
his
fundamental
rights
to
lawful
trial,
and
to
quality
care,
including
healthcare,
even
as
he
undergoes
trial
by
the
laws
of
the
Federal
Republic
of
Nigeria.”
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Author: Oluwapelumi Adejumo
