Binance Executive Gambaryan Appears In Court On Wheelchair

The detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, was brought to the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, seated in a wheelchair.

Gambaryan however stood up from the wheelchair and walked slowly into the dock when the matter was called for continued hearing.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s lawyer, Ogechi Ujam, told the court that though the matter was scheduled for continuation of trial, the Commission’s lead counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, was not in court.

Ujam prayed the court to stand down the matter to enable Iheanacho conduct the trial.

Counsel to the first defendant (Binance), Babatunde Fagbohunlu, SAN, and Mark Mordi, SAN, who represented Gambaryan, did not oppose the application.

Justice Emeka Nwite therefore stepped down the matter until noon on Tuesday.

Recall that Justice Nwite had on July 5, ordered the management of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to release the medical certificate of Gambaryan on or before July 16.

The judge gave the order following an application by Gambaryan’s lawyer, Mordi.

Mordi had prayed the court to summon the medical doctor at the health facility of Kuje Correctional Centre to explain why he had allegedly refused to make his client’s medical report available despite an earlier court order.