President Joe Biden has called to thank President Bola Tinubu for the release of Tigran Gambarian, a Binance Holdings executive who was prosecuted in Nigeria for money laundering and currency speculation.
The two leaders also discussed areas of partnership and cooperation, including security issues in Africa and especially West Africa, Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar told journalists at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday.
Tugger details the thirty-minute phone call President Tinubu received from Biden.
The minister stressed that due process was followed in the release of the Binance executive.
Read also:FG drops all charges against Binance executive Gambarian
Last week, the federal government dropped charges against a Binance executive after a months-long trial for alleged money laundering.
Charges against Gambarian – who has been in custody since April – were dropped on health grounds.
A lawyer for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced the withdrawal of charges before Justice Emeka Enwite at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The EFCC lawyer said Gambarian, a US citizen, was just an employee of Binance for whose activities he was being prosecuted.
Gambarian's attorney, Mark Mordy, agreed with the prosecution. He said his client was not involved in Binance's broader financial moves.
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