Lebanon's Riad Salameh probe tops visit of European investigators

A European delegation is conducting an investigation into Lebanon’s banking system and the port explosion in the hope of providing some answers.
Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh gives an interview with AFP at his office in the capital Beirut on December 20, 2021. (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)
Lebanon's Central Bank Gov. Riad Salameh gives an interview with AFP at his office, Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 20, 2021. - Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images
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A judicial European delegation from France, Germany and Luxembourg is visiting Lebanon and conducting an investigation into the country's central bank and its Gov. Riad Salameh. 

While part of the delegation has already arrived in Beirut, the European Observatory for the Integrity of Lebanon announced on Tuesday that French Judge Aude Buresi will make a second visit to the country on Monday, Annahar newspaper reported. 

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