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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Abby Sewell

Lebanese judge lifts travel ban for central bank governor

Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A Lebanese judge on Thursday rescinded a travel ban she had placed on the country's embattled central bank governor, clearing the way for him to travel to Paris for a scheduled hearing with French prosecutors next month.

Judge Ghada Aoun issued a travel ban against Riad Salameh in January 2022, against the backdrop of a lawsuit accusing him of embezzlement and dereliction of duty during the country’s financial meltdown.

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