Nigerian Court Orders Prison Officials to Release Medical Records of Jailed Tigran Gambaryan

Nigerian prison officials have reportedly refused to release Tigran Gambaryan’s medical records. A High Court judge has ordered Kuje Detention Centre prison officials to present Gambaryan’s legal representatives with the records by July 5. Yuki Gambaryan, the wife of the Binance employee, has urged Nigerian authorities to drop charges against her husband.

Gambaryan’s Health Deteriorates

Despite a court order, officials at the Nigerian prison, the Kuje Detention Centre, have not released the jailed Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan’s medical records. According to a statement issued by a group campaigning for Gambaryan’s release, Nigerian Federal Court Judge Emeka Nwite subsequently issued another order compelling prison officials to furnish the Binance employee’s lawyers with the records by July 5.

The statement also claimed that Gambaryan’s health had worsened, revealing numbness in his foot and complaints of back pain. As previously reported by Bitcoin.com News, the Binance executive is believed to have contracted malaria and “double pneumonia.”

Gambaryan’s deteriorating health has raised concern among his family and supporters, including U.S. lawmakers French Hill and Chrissy Houlahan. After visiting the Binance employee at the notorious prison, Hill reiterated calls for Gambaryan’s release, emphasizing that he is being illegally detained. He also urged Nigerian officials to consider his release on humanitarian grounds.

Yuki Gambaryan’s Plea

Meanwhile, Gambaryan’s wife, Yuki, has urged the anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to follow in the footsteps of the Nigerian revenue collector, which dropped tax evasion charges against the Binance executive.

“I respectfully urge the EFCC to follow the example set by their colleagues at the FIRS (tax authority) and drop the charges against Tigran. As I have stated many times before and as the evidence in court is showing, Tigran has never been a decision-maker at Binance, and there is no justification for his continued detention. It is time for the Nigerian authorities to do the right thing and release my innocent husband. This situation has gone too far,” Yuki said.

According to the statement, the cross-examination of the EFCC witness by Gambaryan and Binance’s lawyers concluded on July 2. The witness was from the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission.

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