On Wednesday, the cryptocurrency platform Binance revealed that its employee, Tigran Gambaryan, who is currently under detention in Nigeria, is not part of the company’s management team.
According to a statement released by the crypto firm, Gambaryan only serves as a law enforcement officer and does not have the power to make decisions.
Binance, therefore, tasked the Nigerian government to free him and settle with them amicably, as Gambaryan has nothing to do with the case or any of the accusations.
The statement partly reads, “Tigran is a strict law enforcement professional and is not part of Binance management. While he has left the official service of the U.S. government, he has remained fully committed to the role of law enforcement officer ever since, operating as a global advocate for good governance and transparent regulatory financial practices.
“Binance respectfully requests that Tigran Gambaryan, who has no decision-making power in the company, is not held responsible while current discussions are ongoing between Binance and Nigerian government officials.”
Binance further explained that Gambaryan was hired in 2021 to help Binance fix past compliance issues.
News About Nigeria had reported that Gambaryan and his colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla, were arrested in Nigeria in February upon their arrival over alleged tax evasion and involvement in money laundering activities.
However, Anjarwalla escaped custody and fled the country, leaving Gambaryan in the custody of the Nigerian government.
Anjarwalla escaped custody when he was led to the mosque, where he was supposed to observe his Friday prayers in the spirit of Ramadan fasting.
