Nigerian authorities will reportedly summon Binance and its officials on April 4 to trial four counts of tax evasion charges.
Detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s National Security Adviser and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for violating his basic human rights, according to local reports.
Gambaryan’s motion declared that his detention in Nigeria soon after his arrival in February and the confiscation of his passport violates the country’s constitution that guarantees an individual’s right to personal liberty, Nigeria’s Punch News reported on Thursday. The financial crime compliance head for Binance also reportedly requested the court to order the immediate return of his passport and the issuance of a public apology. Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance’s regional manager for Africa who was detained with Gambaryan, filed a similar complaint, according to Punch. Anjarwalla has recently escaped Nigerian custody, a Binance spokesperson previously confirmed with The Block.
Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen, and Anjarwalla, a dual citizen of the UK and Kenya, reportedly arrived in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja on Feb. 25, and on the next day, they were escorted to a government property and were held there after they met with Nigerian officials. Meanwhile, on Monday, the Nigerian government filed four charges against the global crypto exchange for tax evasion.
The Federal High Court of Nigeria scheduled the government to arraign Binance and the two executives on April 4, while the federal government said it will seek help from Interpol to arrest Anjarwalla for trial, according to Nigeria’s Vanguard news.Disclaimer: The Block is an independent media outlet that delivers news, research, and data. As of November 2023, Foresight Ventures is a majority investor of The Block. Foresight Ventures invests in other companies in the crypto space.
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