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Pressure Grows in Congress to Treat Crypto Investigator Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed in Nigeria, as a Hostage
A new resolution echoes what 16 members of Congress have already said to the White House: It must do more to free one of the most storied crypto-focused federal agents in history.
“The continued detention of Tigran Gambaryan in Nigeria is a clear violation of his rights, and he is simply being used as a means of extortion by the Nigerian government,” McCormick wrote in a statement. When WIRED reached out to Binance about the new resolution seeking Gambaryan's freedom, a company spokesperson responded in a statement: “Tigran is a hero and we are pleased to see that’s recognised by so many people around the world. In his resolution and statements in last month's hear, McCormick has argued that every aspect of Gambaryan's situation, from the illegality of his detention to Nigeria's record of human rights abuses, qualifies him for treatment as a hostage of a foreign government.
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