According to a document shared by "Fox Business" reporter Eleanor Terrett, several U.S. politicians, including U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, have written to U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens requested that the case of Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and head of financial crimes compliance at Binance, who is detained by the Nigerian government, be transferred to the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, to ensure his life safety.
Tigran Gambaryan and Binance Africa regional manager Nadeem Anjarwalla were invited by the Nigerian government in February this year to attend a high-level meeting on Binance’s compliance issues in the country. However, the country’s government later accused the exchange of destabilizing the country’s currency and detained the two Binance executives.
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In a letter sent on Tuesday (4th), 12 U.S. politicians stated that Gambaryan was accused of multiple "baseless" crimes, including money laundering and tax evasion, which they believed was a coercive tactic by the Nigerian authorities to blackmail Binance. part. The letter also noted that Gambaryan had tested positive for malaria and that as of June 4, a court order to send him to a private hospital for treatment had not been fully complied with by prison authorities and had not ensured that Gambaryan received appropriate medical care. Serve.
The politicians emphasized that Gambaryan is still "illegally present" in Nigeria and that immediate action must be taken before the situation worsens. The letter reads:
"We fear for his life. Immediate action must be taken to ensure his safety and protect his life. We must act quickly before it is too late."
Prior to joining Binance, Gambaryan was a U.S. federal agent and worked for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for more than ten years. According to reports, the Nigerian court is scheduled to conduct cross-examination and hearing on his case on June 20 and 21.
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