Binance Holdings Limited executive Tigran Gambaryan was brought into the courtroom at the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday in a wheelchair.
Gambaryan, dressed in black T-shirt and blue jeans trousers, faces a money laundering charge alongside the cryptocurrency firm by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
When called to proceed, Gambaryan rose from the wheelchair and entered the dock slowly. EFCC lawyer Ogechi Ujam informed the court that despite the trial’s scheduled continuation, the commission’s lead counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, was absent. Ujam requested a brief adjournment to await Iheanacho’s presence for the trial.
Babatunde Fagbohunlu (SAN), representing Binance, and Mark Mordi, Gambaryan’s counsel, did not oppose the application.
Justice Emeka Nwite then adjourned the proceedings. Previously, on July 5, Justice Nwite had directed the Nigerian Correctional Service to provide Gambaryan’s medical certificate by July 16, following an application by Gambaryan’s legal team.
Mordi had requested the court to summon the medical doctor from the Kuje Correctional Centre to explain the alleged refusal to release his client’s medical report despite a prior court order.
