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Lebanon verbally informed by Germany of an arrest warrant against central bank governor - senior judicial source

23-05-2023 | 06:07

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Lebanon verbally informed by Germany of an arrest warrant against central bank governor - senior judicial source

Lebanon has been verbally informed by Germany of an arrest warrant against Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh "on charges of corruption, forgery... and money laundry and embezzlement", a senior judicial source told Reuters on Tuesday.

No one at the German federal prosecution was immediately available to comment.

Last Friday, France's national financial prosecutor confirmed in a statement that it has issued an arrest warrant for Salameh.

Salameh has denied any wrongdoing.

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