Report: US lawmakers ask Biden to intervene in Binance executive's trial in Nigeria

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Lawmakers in the United States have accused the Nigeria government of taking Tigran Gambaryanl, Binance executive, “hostage”

Lawmakers in the United States have accused the Nigerian government of taking Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive, “hostage”.on Wednesday, the lawmakers in a letter dated June 4, urged President Joe Biden to help secure his release.

Gambaryan, a US citizen, is the head of financial crime compliance at Binance and has been held in Nigeria since February.On May 17, a federal high court in Nigeria’s capital city refused to grant bail to Gambaryan, stating that he may likely “The bail refusal came two months after Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance regional manager for Africa, escaped from the custody of the office of the national security adviser in Nigeria.

“Following these charges, Mr. Gambaryan qualifies as a ‘U.S. Citizen wrongfully detained by a foreign government. According to the publication, the letter was also addressed to Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, and Roger Carstens, a special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.

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