Nigerian lawmaker sues Binance executive over bribery claims: report

The director of Binance, Tigran Gambaryan, faces a defamation trial of $ 662,000 of a Nigerian legislator who denies allegations of corruption.

Nigerian The legislator Philip AGBESE pulled 1 billion Nigerians NARA (approximately $ 662,000) in defamation against Tigran Gambaryan, Binance Executive, above allegations of corruption, local press vanguard A learned.

The trial, submitted to the high court of the Federal Capital of Abuja, says that Gambaryan has falsely linked the Agbèse to corruption regimes, according to the report. Aggbee denies allegations and requests a declaration of justice according to which complaints are defamatory. The trial also requires public apology, a ban on new complaints and 1 billion Nigerian nairas in damages. In addition, Agbeese is looking for 5 million in Nigerian Nairas to cover legal costs.

According to Vanguard, the trial focuses on Gambaryan’s statements accusing AggeSe and two other Nigerian legislators to request a bridge pot of $ 150 million thanks to cryptographic transactions.

According to the legal team of Agbeese, the declarations of Binance Executive were “false, malicious and intended to harm” the reputation of Aggese, indicates the report. The Nigerian legislator insists that he has never owned an cryptographic account or participated in digital transactions. Crypto.News contacted a communication agency representing the Gambaryan family and will update the article if an answer is given.

Gambaryan, who holds American citizenship, was arrested alongside British-Kenyan Nadeem Anjarwalla by Nigerian police in February 2023. The two were captured at an ABUJA airport after the authorities called to Representatives of Binance to come to the capital. After their arrest, all the services of Nairas and Peer-to-Peer on Binance in Nigeria were interrupted.

After eight months of detention, a Nigerian court released Gambaryan when the government abandoned accusations of money laundering against him.