Binance CEO Richard Teng wants the U. S. to intervene. As, Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, a former U. S. federal agent, has been in detention in Nigeria for six months. Gambaryan was detained in February 2024 with another employee, the British-Kenyan Nadeem Anjarwalla, at an airport in Abuja. While Anjarwalla was able to escape Nigeria in March this year, Gambaryan is still incarcerated with his situation becoming worse.
Teng states that Gambaryan has many health problems such as a slipped disc and is bedridden most of the time. Despite the state of his health, Nigerian authorities have refused to provide him the medical attention. Legal warrants for his medical records, as well as humane treatment, have also been violated by the court.
Teng is appealing to the U. S. government quoting humanitarian reasons to consider Gambaryan in the list of unlawfully detained citizens. He continued to argue that the detention is not warranted.As, Binance has resolved legal matters in other jurisdictions without force.
As stated at the office of Gambaryan’s family, his attorneys have been prevented from seeing him since July 25, 2015. Although they were only allowed to visit him on August 15, 2015 briefly. This has made it difficult for the team to prepare for his trial, a situation that is unfavorable according to the Nigerian law.
While Gambaryan remains detained, Binance is urging the U. S. authorities and the international organizations to act and free the man.
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