Bloomberg: Nigeria postpones Binance executive lawsuit to April 19 for hearing

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, a senior executive of Binance Holdings Limited has been detained in Nigeria for over a month on tax evasion charges. After the first court appearance, the case has been postponed to April 19.

It is reported that Binance's Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, has been charged along with the company, with offenses including failure to pay value-added tax and corporate income tax, as well as conspiracy to assist clients in tax evasion through its platform. He will continue to be detained by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Judge Emeka Nwite has postponed the hearing related to the company until April 8.