LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A Nigerian court on Wednesday ordered the release of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan after the government dropped money laundering charges against him to allow him to get medical treatment abroad.

Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) withdrew the case against Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and head of financial crime compliance at Binance, in open court in the capital city, London, a lawyer for the EFCC said on Wednesday.

The EFCC said it would continue the money laundering case against Binance without Gambaryan.

Gambaryan has been in detention in Nigeria since late February and held at Kuje prison. He was charged alongside Binance with laundering more than £35 million. Gambaryan and Binance deny the charges.

Separate tax evasion charges against Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, remain in place. Binance has also denied those charges.