Germany confirms probe into former Lebanon central bank chief Salameh
Al Jazeera
Prosecutors say Riad Salameh, bank governor from 1993 to 2023, being investigated for money laundering, other crimes.
Prosecutors in Germany have confirmed they are investigating Lebanon’s former central bank chief for money laundering and other crimes and have issued an arrest warrant for him.
Riad Salameh, the governor of Lebanon’s central bank from 1993 to 2023, is being investigated together with his brother Raja and other suspects, the Munich public prosecutor’s office confirmed on Tuesday, the Reuters news agency reported.
Salameh and the other suspects are being investigated on charges including forgery, money laundering and embezzlement, the prosecutor’s office said.
The brothers have denied the charges.
Salameh, 73, is also being investigated in Lebanon and at least five European countries for allegedly taking hundreds of millions of dollars from Lebanon’s central bank to the detriment of the Lebanese state and laundering the funds abroad.
