Binance CEO Richard Teng and family members have called for action, claiming Tigran Gambaryan has been unjustly detained in Nigeria since February.
Industry leaders and bystanders seem to be increasing the requests for Nigerian authorities to release Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive detained since February.
In an Aug. 27 blog post, Binance CEO Richard Teng called on the Nigerian government to release Gambaryan on humanitarian grounds, citing concerns about the “potentially irreversible physical and mental impact” of his detention. The CEO claimed authorities justified Gambaryan’s detainment with “baseless allegations” involving the crypto exchange.
“There is no need to imprison an innocent employee to answer for any allegations against Binance,” said Teng. We have settled issues in countries around the world, including the US, Thailand, and most recently in Brazil and India, in a reasonable, collaborative, and amicable manner with governments. All these were done without threat or harm inflicted on our employees.”
