Alleged Money Laundering: Court orders Binance official to remain in detention throughout trial

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The court’s decision came about two months after the Binance official’s colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla reportedly escaped from a pre-trial custody in Abuja in March.

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The defendant will therefore remain in detention throughout his trial, except if Friday’s ruling is overturned on appeal. EFCC on 28 March, charged Mr Gambaryan alongside Binance and another of the company’s top executives, Nadeem Anjarwalla. The Briton, who also has Kenyan citizenship, was believed to have flown out of Abuja using a Middle East airliner.In a separate case instituted by the Federal Inland Revenue Service , the prosecution accused Binance and its executives of tax frauds. FIRS filed the case on 22 March

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