We don't know this,
we don't know why he got his account frozen
we don't know why he don't want to verify his identity
and as far as i know this is a common practice in all exchanges, just an example Binance do this all the time.
And it seems like small exchanges are being forced to implement KYC, Cryptobridge implement it, soon Stex and Crex will also implement, only Coinexchange still on the wild west side.
I was reading this article
https://ambcrypto.com/shapeshift-is-being-forced-to-implement-kyc-aml-policies-says-erik-voorhees/ practically all exchanges are being forced to implement KYC
You must also watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DZGoDgRGNE
He shouldn't have to verify his account in order to get his coins out of it