They have asked Biden to designate Gambaryan as a hostage under the Robert Levinson Hostage Rescue and Hostage Taking Accountability Act due to concerns about his deteriorating health condition and the illegal nature of his detention.
The letter, signed by the attorneys general, emphasized the violation of Gambaryan’s rights and the serious threat to his health and well-being. The group of attorneys general called on the federal government to exert diplomatic pressure to secure his release and fulfill their responsibility to advocate for the rights of American citizens abroad.
On October 19, 18 state attorneys general sent a letter to President Biden urging him to intervene in the case of Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive detained in Nigeria since February 2024.
