Binance Exec’s Wife Slams: In February, Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, his colleague and the regional manager for Kenya, came to Abuja to meet with officials from Nigeria. This was the beginning of the journey. Their trip took place against a massive financial crisis in Nigeria. This was characterized by the collapse of the naira, the country’s currency, at the beginning of the year.
As part of its probe into the causes of the currency’s demise, the Nigerian government accused Binance of being too responsible. They claimed the Bitcoin exchange was doing business in Nigeria illegally, allowing for naira manipulation and illicit financial transactions. Binance has repeatedly refused to acknowledge these charges, stating that its business practices are lawful and above board.
Tigran Gambaryan’s Arrest and Initial Detention
Tigran Gambaryan was confronted with a seemingly insignificant choice. On the eve of their journey to Abuja, bringing a small carry-on or a large luggage with all their belongings. During an interview with DL News, his wife, Yuki Gambaryan, said Tigran had chosen. The smaller suitcase since he had planned a two-day short trip. On the other hand, this vacation turned out to be a nightmare that lasted for more than three months. Tigran’s passport was taken away by US’s Nigeria Trial Delay authorities not long after he arrived, and he was held behind security in a “guest house.”
On the fourth day, they successfully obtained authorization from the court to hold him for two weeks. It was almost four weeks into Tigran’s arrest when the authorities took his phone away and charged him with enabling money laundering and tax evasion. This made Tigran’s predicament even more difficult. Yuki has expressed her dissatisfaction with the United States government’s failure to take any action to assist her husband. Who has been imprisoned for what she and their attorney have described? As being a set of circumstances that are not true?
Extended Imprisonment and Legal Battles
Having been held captive in the US’s Nigeria Trial Delay for six weeks, Tigran was eventually moved to a prison with a medium level of security, which also housed terrorists affiliated with Boko Haram and Islamic State. Tigran was subjected to challenging conditions and lacked access to medical care. May have suffered a seizure, maybe due to malaria, on the initial day of his trial. His attorney has called the arrest a “state-sanctioned hostage-taking,” emphasizing the gravity and unfairness of his prolonged detention.
Tigran has been denied medical care, and his trial has been postponed until June 20. This is even though a judge ordered that he be allowed to be moved to a hospital. During this period, Tigran has been unable to celebrate significant family events, such as his son’s fifth birthday and his graduation from pre-kindergarten. He has even completed his 40th birthday while incarcerated. Tigran’s sole mistake, according to Yuki, was attending a meeting, which resulted in his unfair detention. Yuki expressed her surprise and pain as she reflected on the scenario, noting that Tigran’s only mistake was attending a meeting.
