A university student whose bank account was frozen following a court ruling filed an urgent request to get her money back.

Felista Nyamathira Njoroge had 102 million Ksh in his account when the Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) went to court to seek the order to freeze the account until investigations are conducted to establish the source of the ‘money.

In her candidacy, Nyamathira reaffirmed that she had not been at fault financially and had the capacity to engage in business.

Cryptocurrency investor Merc De Mesel in Europe in 2017

Courtesy of Merc De Mesel Twitter

She accused the agency of slandering her name and basing its argument on speculation that its huge sums were linked to corruption and money laundering.

“I have a legal right to my funds held in my bank account since the agency got the orders to freeze the account without asking where I got the funds from,” Njoroge said.

Through her lawyer, Thomas Maosa, the student said the court was misled by the agency, adding that she was willing to explain her source of wealth if asked.

Maosa read that the wickedness in the agency’s decision to seek freeze orders was a violation of her economic rights.

“I am a law-abiding person who has genuinely made money through businesses and relationships,†Njoroge said.

In its request, ARA believed that the funds could have been transferred illegally and for unknown reasons.

ARA believed that the Respondent was involved in a money laundering scheme designed to conceal and disguise the nature, location of the source and the movement of funds.

The student’s boyfriend, Merc De Mesel, has since made a statement saying he sent her the money. Messel is a bitcoin billionaire, having started trading virtual currency in 2008.

Messel noted that he followed the correct procedure, including filling out paperwork with the bank.

Cryptocurrency investor Merc De Mesel in Europe in 2017

Courtesy of Merc De Mesel Twitter