BEIRUT, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Judge Ghada Aoun announced on Tuesday that she had summoned the governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salamé, to appear after the latter had refused three times to appear before her, as part of an investigation. on charges of embezzlement and money laundering.
The magistrate had already banned the governor of the central bank from traveling in early January. Riad Salamé has always denied any wrongdoing. (Report Nayera Abdallah and Timour Azhari; French version Jean-Stéphane Brosse)
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