Pressure Mounts on Biden to Assist in Release of Detained Binance Executives
There has been mounting pressure on the Biden administration to intervene and secure the release of the detained Binance executives.
The administration is facing increasing calls to take swift action in securing the release of Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive and former U.S. federal agent, and another Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who have been detained by the Nigerian government since February 26, 2024.
The U.S. Chamber of Digital Commerce made an appeal through a blog post on its website on March 15, leading the charge for urgent diplomatic intervention to address what it deems a grave injustice.
The Chamber of Digital Commerce argues that Gambaryan’s detention under questionable circumstances sets a troubling precedent, suggesting that any American entrepreneur abroad, particularly those in the cryptocurrency industry, could face similar unlawful actions by foreign authorities.
“The unwarranted detention of Tigran Gambaryan is more than a legal issue; it is a matter of national dignity and the protection of American citizens worldwide,” they wrote in a recent blog post .
The Chamber of Digital Commerce contends that Gambaryan’s detention lacks due process and represents a significant challenge to international law norms and diplomatic relations.
Nigeria, which receives over $1 billion in U.S. foreign aid annually, is a U.S. ally.
Reports of Gambaryan and Anjarwalla’s apprehension emerged in late February, with the Financial Times covering the detentions without explicitly naming the executives.
According to their families, Gambaryan and Anjarwalla, the latter being a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Kenya, arrived in Abuja on February 25 in response to an invitation from the Nigerian
