US Congress members Chrissy Houlahan and French Hill visited Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive, in Nigeria’s Kuje Prison. Gambaryan, detained for three months, is in poor health with malaria and double pneumonia.
Despite dismissal of tax evasion charges, he remains jailed for money laundering. The visit followed a joint letter from 18 Congress members urging President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken to act. Gambaryan, a former IRS Special Agent, has faced neglect in prison, raising health and humanitarian concerns.
Lawmakers are calling for his immediate release due to dire prison conditions. This case highlights tensions between the US and Nigeria, as well as the importance of diplomatic intervention for humanitarian reasons.
