Officials say Lebanon’s controversial former central bank governor has been detained after being questioned in several corruption cases. Salameh served a 30-year term as central bank governor beginning in 1993.
FILE - Riad Salameh the governor of Lebanon ’s Central Bank, listens to a journalist’s question during a press conference, in Beirut, on Nov. 11, 2019. BEIRUT — Lebanon ’s controversial former central bank governor was detained Tuesday after being questioned in several corruption cases, according to three judicial officials.
Salameh was questioned Tuesday by the top public prosecutor, Judge Jamal Hajjar, for over three hours, according to the three officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case with the media. The officials said that Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces transferred Salameh to a more secure prison but did not disclose further details. He is expected to remain in custody while he is interrogated.
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