Nigeria Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan Denied Access To Lawyers As Health “Rapidly” Deteriorates

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Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive currently detained in Nigeria, is reportedly unable to access his lawyers as his health deteriorates, his family told crypto media outlet CoinDesk in a statement Monday.

According to the latest statement from Gambaryan’s family, Binance’s head of financial crime compliance is being “denied adequate access to his legal team and his health is deteriorating rapidly.”

Gambaryan, who is being held at Kuje prison west of the country’s capital Abuja, most recently appeared in a wheelchair during a hearing for the crypto-related charges last month.

“The herniated disc in Tigran’s back requires highly specialized and risky surgery,” the family’s statement continues. “He had so many throat infections as well as pneumonia at Kuje, that he now also requires a further surgery to remove his tonsils. As he is mostly bedridden, he is now having to take blood thinners to avoid blood clots.”

The Gambaryan family’s statement paints a dire picture of the crypto compliance chief’s health, which has significantly diminished since he was first detained on money laundering charges stemming from his time at the crypto exchange – though questions remain over the legitimacy of his detainment.

In June, Representatives French Hill (R-ARK) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) visited Gambaryan in Kuje, where they discovered he was suffering from “malaria and double pneumonia.”

Yesterday, @RepHoulahan and I visited with US citizen Tigran Gambaryan in Kuje Prison in Nigeria. We found him suffering from the conditions there, as he