18 State Attorneys General Jointly Write to Demand Release of Binance Executive Imprisoned in Nigeria

CoinDesk Report:
A bipartisan group of 18 state attorneys general in the United States has called on President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take action to ensure the release of compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan from a Nigerian prison.
Gambaryan, a former special agent for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), was arrested during a visit to Nigeria in February to address regulatory concerns about Binance.
Gambaryan faces charges of money laundering and operating unlicensed financial institutions.
In August, reports emerged that Gambaryan’s physical and mental health had deteriorated.
The Nigerian government is said to have refused to provide him with adequate medical care or basic treatment.
In their joint letter, the attorneys general requested that Gambaryan be designated as a hostage under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, stating that the Nigerian government had illegally detained a Binance executive under potentially life-threatening circumstances.
“This designation will free up critical resources and apply additional diplomatic pressure to secure his immediate release. The Levinson Act was specifically designed for cases like this, where US citizens are unlawfully detained due to political or financial leverage,” they said.
They argued that the United States should use all available tools to protect one of its most dedicated law enforcement officers who played a role in combating child pornography rings Welcome to Video and dark web markets AlphaBay and Silk Road.
“This blatant abuse of power is tantamount to extortion, and the US government must respond with full force, especially considering the financial and political support the US provides to the current Nigerian regime.”
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