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European Prosecutors Hear Lebanese Bankers in Central Bank Commission Probe

Lebanese bankers told European prosecutors they believed that commissions now at the center of a graft probe had been paid to the central bank, four sources said, while investigators suspect the cash illegally ended up with the governor's brother. Prosecutors from Germany, France and Luxembourg have been in Beirut as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 20, 2023

European legal team arriving in Lebanon in corruption probe

Lebanon's justice minister says a European judicial delegation from France, Germany, and Luxembourg has started to arrive in Lebanon to probe the country’s Central Bank governor and dozens of other individuals over suspected corruption

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

French Prosecutors Name Ukrainian Suspect in Lebanese Central Bank Probe

French prosecutors said on Monday they have put a Ukrainian woman linked to the governor of Lebanon's central bank under formal investigation as part of a cross-border probe into alleged fraud to the detriment of the Lebanese state. Anna Kosakova, with whom central bank governor Riad Salameh has a daughter,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 5, 2022

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French prosecutors name Ukrainian suspect in Lebanese central bank probe

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Reuters · Dec 5, 2022

Lebanon Central Bank workers strike after judge raids HQ

Judge Ghada Aoun was attempting to carry out an arrest warrant for the bank’s governor, Riad Salameh.

Al Jazeera · Jul 20, 2022

Lebanon Security Forces Raid Central Bank Chief’s Home to Execute Subpoena

Lebanon's state security agency raided a house belonging to central bank Governor Riad Salameh on Tuesday night to execute a judge's subpoena, a judicial source and a security source told Reuters. The subpoena was issued in February by Judge Ghada Aoun after Salameh failed to show up for questioning as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 22, 2022

Lebanon Cenbank Governor, Brother Sue State over ‘Mistakes’ in Embezzlement Probe

Lebanon's central bank governor and his brother are suing the state over what they say were "grave mistakes" made by a public prosecutor in his investigation of whether they had embezzled public funds, according to a copy of the lawsuit. Their claim has led to concerns that the public probe…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 3, 2022

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Lebanon judge orders seizure of properties of central bank governor’s detained brother

A Lebanese investigative judge has ordered the seizure of properties belonging to Raja Salameh, the central bank governor's brother, who was arrested last month and charged with complicity in illicit enrichment, a judicial source told Reuters.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2022

Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Skips Hearing Session

Lebanon’s judiciary on Thursday adjourned until June the questioning of Central Bank governor Riad Salameh in a corruption case brought against him on March 21. A lawyer for Salameh presented a preliminary defense of his client against the charges at Thursday's hearing, Lebanon’s National News Agency said. “Mount Lebanon First…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 1, 2022

Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief Is Suspect in 120 Mln Euro Asset Freeze Case

Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh is a suspect in a case the European Union's criminal justice agency said on Monday had led to the freezing of some 120 million euros ($132 million) of Lebanese assets, prosecutors in Germany said. The properties and bank accounts, linked to five people suspected…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2022

EU states freeze $130 million worth of Lebanese assets

A European Union agency says authorities in three European countries have frozen more than $130 million in assets linked to an investigation into money laundering in Lebanon

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022

Lebanon's central bank chief is suspect in 120 million euro asset freeze case -German prosecutor

Reuters · Mar 28, 2022

Lebanon: Brother of Central Bank Chief Kept in Custody

A Lebanese judge decided Thursday to keep the brother of the country’s embattled central bank governor in custody, a week after he was first arrested on corruption allegations, state media reported. The brothers — Governor Riad Salameh and Raja Salameh — have been charged with illegal enrichment and money laundering…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 24, 2022

Lebanon to keep brother of central bank chief in custody

Lebanon is keeping the brother of the country’s embattled central bank governor in custody, days after he was arrested

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

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Reuters · Mar 24, 2022

Lebanese judge keeps brother of central bank governor under arrest, judicial source says

A Lebanese judge ordered on Thursday that Raja Salameh, the brother of the central bank governor, remain under arrest after he was charged last week with complicity in illicit enrichment, a judicial source familiar with the decision said.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 24, 2022

Lebanon: Mikati Proposes Inviting Central Bank Governor to Cabinet Meeting

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati proposed on Wednesday inviting central bank governor Riad Salameh to a forthcoming Cabinet meeting, the information minister said, an apparent show of support after Salameh was charged with illicit enrichment. Salameh has denied the charge brought against him by a Lebanese judge on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 21, 2022

Lebanese Judge Charges Salameh with Illicit Enrichment

A Lebanese judge charged central bank governor Riad Salameh with illicit enrichment on Monday, the judge told Reuters, days after she ordered his brother Raja arrested in the same case. Judge Ghada Aoun said Riad Salameh, governor for nearly three decades, had not attended a hearing scheduled for Monday, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 18, 2022

Lebanese Banks Plan Strike in Response to Judicial Orders

Lebanese banks plan a two-day strike next week in protest at judicial actions that targeted seven major lenders, a standoff that risks more instability for a country mired in crisis since 2019. The banking association said the strike was a warning against what it called "the arbitrariness of some judicial…

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Reuters · Mar 18, 2022

Lebanon PM says some judges stoking tension within country

Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Friday that actions taken by some judges were heightening tensions in Lebanon, warning of potentially serious consequences for a country mired in a major financial collapse.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2022

Contracts Show Lebanon’s Central Bank Obscured Recipients of Commissions

For more than a decade, Lebanon's central bank charged commercial banks in the country commissions when they bought government securities without making clear that the bulk of those commissions went to a company controlled by the brother of the central bank's governor, according to documents seen by Reuters. Four contracts…

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