PANews reported on August 22 that Binance CEO Richard Teng urged the Nigerian government to release detained American executive Tigran Gambaryan, according to CoinDesk. Gambaryan has been detained in Nigeria since February and has been charged with money laundering. His health has deteriorated seriously. He suffers from malaria, double pneumonia and other complications, and he is even unable to walk. Teng said that Gambaryan urgently needs medical treatment and the priority goal is to ensure his safe return home. Gambaryan had previously voluntarily gone there at the invitation of the Nigerian government, but was subsequently accused of money laundering and imprisoned in the notorious Kuje Prison.
