Lebanon’s bank chief Salameh in hot seat as French judge arrives in Beirut
The French judge will question Riad Salameh over the central bank governor’s alleged involvement in financial crimes.
BEIRUT — A French judge was scheduled to arrive in Lebanon on Monday to question the country’s powerful central bank governor Riad Salameh over a number of alleged money laundering and financial crimes, the European Observatory for the Integrity of Lebanon announced in a statement.
Judge Aude Buresi will interrogate Riad Salameh in the presence of First Investigative Judge of Beirut Charbel Abou Samra in a hearing set for Wednesday.
