#cz_binance & U.S. Court: A Recap of Today's Hearing
CZ's Statement:
"Your Honor, I just wanna say one thing... Umm, I want to close the issue. So, I want to take responsibility and close this chapter in my life. So, Umm, it's a very simple mindset for me. Umm, I've not caused problems before. I've never been a criminal... Umm, I've not been into a courthouse before, so all this is new to me. Umm, to be very frank, before I came, I was a little bit scared. In most countries, you go to a country, you know, you don't know what's gonna happen. So, I was very impressed with... you know... being in this court hearing, Umm, having your honor, explaining every little detail to me; all of that is very reassuring actually. Umm, so before I come here, that is not meant to. So, Umm, and also with the issue on UAE... Umm, I was given, I was offered citizenship. I took it in with a lot of... Umm, as an honor, I do not want to leverage that to say... Hey, uh, protect you. Umm, I don't want to use that. I don't want to use papers that way. Umm, so I want to address issues myself. So I have full intention to come back here and close this issue; otherwise, I wouldn't be here today. Umm, so I start, uh, the issue was there."
The Court's Response:
"Umm, the main issue here is the one on where you should live. And this is a very close call... but I, I tend to favor your position to stay in the UAE... I think everybody who appears in this court has always presented a risk of flight. There's been no one that I have released that did not present some kind of risk of flight, including people who actually face many, many more years than you who still show up. Umm, but I think that your actions maybe speak louder than the worries, in the sense that you had no obligation to come to the country, you did.... And as you said, your intent is you would like to resolve this case, not run. And, and so I think we'll, we'll, we'll... allow you to live in the UAE... you'll reside at a residence that you'll maintain and let your lawyers know and don't change until you let your lawyers know. I think it's a practical matter, and the pretrial office can correct me."
