Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has set October 25 for an update on the health condition of detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, following his absence at his scheduled trial continuation.
Gambaryan is facing $35.4m in money laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
At the resumption of proceedings on Friday, Gambaryan was not present in court, and both the defence and prosecution teams were unaware of the reason for his absence.
Justice Nwite stood down the court briefly to allow the parties to investigate why the 2nd defendant had not appeared.
Upon resuming, Justice Nwite indicated his readiness to proceed with the trial, which was scheduled for the continuation of cross-examination.
The prosecution counsel, Iheanacho informed the court that Gambaryan was receiving treatment at a hospital and that…