Noah Perlman, Chief Compliance Officer at Binance, discussed the latest developments in the legal battle involving Nigeria and Binance CEO Tigran Gambaryan.
Perelman commented on the ongoing saga involving two Binance executives and the Nigerian government without giving much hope of a resolution anytime soon.
“We don't really see a clear road map for restoring it in the near term,” Perelman said during a press conference. interview With CNBC, referring to Tigran Gambaryan.
Perelman said Binance is doing everything it can to return Gambarian to the United States, but the US government has most of the power in the negotiations. Gambaryan has worked for the IRS in the past.
“I have confidence that the American government will do the right thing here,” Perelman said.
Gambarian is suspected of contracting malaria after he collapsed in court on May 24. Despite the court ordering him to be taken to hospital, Gambarian It was not transferred From prison, where inadequate medical facilities hinder proper diagnosis and treatment.
“We suspect he may have malaria. He collapsed in court today,” Perlman said.
Citing previous Binance negotiations, Perlman stressed the company's willingness to cooperate with the authorities.
“If (Binance) has done something wrong in the past, and I'm not saying we did or didn't do it, but if we did, we want to come to the table and solve it,” Perlman said. “Our message to the Nigerian government is that you do not need to cling to Tigreen.”
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Binance executives Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anggarwal were arrested in February and charged with criminal violations by the Nigerian government. Gambarian is awaiting trial, while Anggarwal escaped custody although he was eventually extradited from Kenya to Nigeria.
The two individuals arrived in Nigeria to discuss regulatory issues on behalf of Binance and the recent government crackdown on cryptocurrency trading platforms with officials. They were arrested and detained in a government facility without their passports after negotiations.
Gambarian and Angarwala – Binance's regional director for Africa – each faced four charges of tax evasion, including failure to register with Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service.
“I don’t know Nadim’s situation,” Perlman said in the interview. “We have not communicated with him since his passing.”