{"id":45976,"date":"2024-08-28T13:42:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=45976"},"modified":"2024-08-28T13:42:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:42:57","slug":"binance-ceo-appeals-for-gambaryans-release-on-humanitarian-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/08\/28\/binance-ceo-appeals-for-gambaryans-release-on-humanitarian-grounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Binance CEO Appeals for Gambaryan&#8217;s Release on Humanitarian Grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Teng, CEO of Binance, has written to the Nigerian government, urging the release of Tigran Gambaryan, a senior executive detained for over six months. Teng described Gambaryan&#8217;s continued detention as &#8220;unjust, unfair, and unlawful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gambaryan&#8217;s health has severely deteriorated, with a herniated disc leaving him in severe pain and unable to walk. Despite a court order, Nigerian authorities have denied him medical records and access to his legal counsel.<\/p>\n<p>Teng highlighted the following concerns:<\/p>\n<p>1. Gambaryan&#8217;s declining health due to lack of proper medical treatment.<br \/>\n2. Denial of access to his US consulate representative.<br \/>\n3. Unconstitutional denial of legal counsel.<br \/>\n4. Failure to provide medical records despite a court order.<\/p>\n<p>Teng appealed for Gambaryan&#8217;s release on humanitarian grounds, allowing him to seek medical treatment in the US. He emphasized Binance&#8217;s willingness to collaborate with governments and disputed allegations against the company, including claims of responsibility for the Naira&#8217;s decline.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Binance ceased P2P services in Nigeria in February 2024.<br \/>\n&#8211; The company&#8217;s revenue is based on low transaction fees, not the reported $26 billion.<br \/>\n&#8211; Gambaryan&#8217;s wife, Yuki, expressed concerns about his worsening health.<\/p>\n<p>Teng called on the US government and international community to pressure Nigeria for Gambaryan&#8217;s release, warning that Nigeria&#8217;s actions could harm its economic development and international relations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Teng, CEO of Binance, has written to the Nigerian government, urging the release of Tigran Gambaryan, a senior executive detained for over six months. Teng described Gambaryan&#8217;s continued detention as &#8220;unjust, unfair, and unlawful.&#8221; Gambaryan&#8217;s health has severely deteriorated, with a herniated disc leaving him in severe pain and unable to walk. Despite a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":45977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[392],"class_list":["post-45976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-binance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45978,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45976\/revisions\/45978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}