US lawmakers call for Binance executive Tigran to be detained Gambarian He was immediately released, and after visiting him in a Nigerian prison, he said he was suffering from malaria and pneumonia.
Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said they visited. Gambarian this week. Gambaryan is a U.S. citizen who was detained in February on charges that Binance made illegal trading profits locally.
“Yesterday @RepHoulahan and I visited US citizen Tigran Gambaryan in Kuje Prison, Nigeria.” heel Posted on Thursday “We found him suffering from illnesses there, including malaria and double pneumonia, and reported that he had lost significant weight. What’s worse is that he can’t get proper treatment.”
Gambaryan has been a special agent with the Internal Revenue Service for 10 years and has focused on preventing money laundering and tax evasion, Hill said.
“Tigran should be granted immediate humanitarian release, the remaining charges should be dropped, and he should return to the United States where he belongs,” Hill said.
Houlahan said Gambarian faced “difficult circumstances” in prison.
“He was obviously very stressed and his health was not good,” Houlahan said in the video posted by Hill.
Other lawmakers did the same. called For Gambarian’s release. Earlier this month, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and 15 others. signed the letter They called on President Joe Biden to take immediate action to get Gambarian back.
“Mr. Gambarian’s health and well-being are at risk, and we fear for his life. Immediate action is essential to ensure his safety and protect his life. We must act quickly before it is too late,” he wrote. .
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