Ex-Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of embezzling bank funds: LBCI sources

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2024-09-03 | 07:37
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Ex-Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of embezzling bank funds: LBCI sources
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Ex-Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of embezzling bank funds: LBCI sources

LBCI sources revealed on Tuesday that the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Jamal al-Hajjar, issued an order to detain the former Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Riad Salameh, for investigation on suspicion of embezzling bank funds.

Additionally, a judicial official told AFP that the Public Prosecutor "arrested Salameh after questioning him for three hours on suspicions of embezzlement from the Central Bank exceeding $40 million."
 

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