Court Orders Release Of Binance Executive, Gambaryan From Kuje Prison

He stated further that the government had reviewed the case and had taken cognizance that Gambaryan, a U.

citizen, was a mere employer of Binance Holdings Ltd, “whose status in the matter has no impact.” The lawyer equally told the court that the prosecution had taken into consideration some critical diplomatic and international meetings by the Federal Government, hence, the need to discontinue the charge against the 2nd defendant (Gambaryan).

Upon resumed hearing, EFCC’s counsel, Adagba, told Justice Nwite of the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw the charge against the detained employee of Binance because of his deteriorating health.

“It is hereby ordered as follows: “That the application of the prosecution’s counsel is granted as prayed having reviewed the circumstances of the charge.

“I urged the honourable court to discharge the 2nd defendant accordingly in line with Section 108(1), (2)(a) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015,”she prayed.

“That an order of this honourable court is hereby made for the immediate release of the 2nd defendant from Nigerian Correctional Service, Kuje,”the judge ruled..

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