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Lebanon imposes travel ban on central bank chief, blocking French arrest warrant

Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, the subject of a French issued Interpol Red notice, in Beirut, 23 November 2021. © Mohamed Azakir/Reuters

A Lebanese judge has banned central bank governor Riad Salameh from travelling, following an Interpol Red Notice filed by France requesting his extradition so he can be questionedas part of an investigation into his allegedly illicit accumulation of wealth.

French investigators suspect that during his three decades as central bank chief Salameh misused public funds to accumulate assets that have been concealed through a fraudulent financial network.

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